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AM Best to Participate and Exhibit at RIMS’ 2023 RISKWORLD Conference

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate and exhibit at RISKWORLD—the RIMS 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibition—with sessions that will focus on the enterprise risk management approaches, flood mapping issues and failures, and embedded insurance. The risk management event takes place April 30-May 3, 2023, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

On May 1, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT), Jim Gillard, executive vice president and chief operating officer, AM Best, will give a presentation titled, “Unprecedented Market Environment: Highlights of Robustness and Weaknesses of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Approaches.” Gillard is responsible for AM Best’s rating operations globally, including data management, the development of rating methodology/models, the assignment of ratings and the management of all rating systems.

Vicky Riggs, associate director, AM Best, will take part in a session on May 1, at 3:30 p.m. (EDT) titled, “Flood Mapping Failures and Risk Rating 2.0 - Hinges on Access to the Industry and Community Consciousness. Eli Sanchez, associate director, AM Best, will take part in a discussion titled, “Embedded Insurance 2.0: Has the Time Come?” which is scheduled for 4 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, May 2.

In addition, AM Best will exhibit at booth No. 1241 at the conference. Visitors to the AM Best booth can learn about the rating agency, its role in the insurance industry and the resources it offers to insurance professionals, including Best’s Credit Ratings, insurance data and analysis resources and financial data products.

In addition, AMBestTV will provide video coverage of the conference. For daily reports, panel discussions and executive interviews, visit http://www.ambest.tv/rims23 during the event or look for the RIMS-related playlist under the “Event Coverage 2023” tab at http://www.ambest.tv.

RIMS is an industry association of risk managers, representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and governmental entities in more than 70 countries. To view the official agenda and learn more about RISKWORLD, please visit the event overview.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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