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AM Best to Discuss Its Captive Rating Approach at Texas Captive Insurance Association’s Fall Forum

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Senior Financial Analyst Adrienne Stark will provide an overview of the U.S. captive industry at the upcoming Texas Captive Insurance Association’s Annual Fall Forum, which is scheduled for Oct. 17-18, 2023, in Irving, TX.

Stark also will discuss AM Best’s rating process as it applies to captive insurers during the session, which is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, Oct. 18. AM Best is the leading rating agency of alternative risk transfer entities, with more than 200 such vehicles rated in the United States and throughout the world.

The Texas Captive Insurance Association serves as an information resource about captive insurance to members and regulators and encourages the utilization of captive insurance for risk management.

For more information on the conference, which will be held at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, please visit the event website.

For current Best’s Credit Ratings and independent data on the captive and alternative risk transfer insurance market, please visit www.ambest.com/captive.

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.

Copyright © 2023 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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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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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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