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AM Best to Participate at 2023 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Director Steven Chirico will speak on a panel, titled, "Rating Agency & Investor Views of Insurer Financial Condition" on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) at the 2023 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar, which will take place Sept. 11-13, 2023, in Orlando, FL.

During the presentation, Chirico will discuss AM Best’s views on insurance company financial strength. The session will introduce approaches to assessing and assigning a value to the financial condition of insurance companies in today’s marketplace, as well as provide participants an opportunity to ask questions. Chirico is a licensed certified public accountant and is responsible for managing a team of AM Best analysts with portfolios of commercial and alternative risk insurers and reinsurers.

The seminar is hosted by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the American Academy of Actuaries. The Casualty Actuarial Society is a credentialing and professional education organization focused on property/casualty risks. The American Academy of Actuaries advocates for public policy positions and sets professional standards for actuaries. For more about the seminar, please visit the event page.

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
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Contacts

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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