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AM Best’s 2024 Student Challenge Open for Submissions

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Submissions are now being accepted for AM Best's 2024 Student Challenge.

Now in its fourth year, the competition empowers undergraduate and graduate students to think beyond the classroom by developing innovative solutions for managing insurance risks.

This can include new products, distribution methods, creative ways to increase insurance penetration, incentive programs, digitization models, implementation of private/public partnerships or alternative risk transfer. AM Best is also offering several starter topics, with accompanying data.

Students must submit their initial abstracts, with a maximum of 750 words, by Nov. 20, 2023.

The field will be narrowed to three finalists from separate academic institutions, each of whom will receive:

  • An interview with AM Best TV;
  • A feature article in Best’s Review magazine;
  • Recognition on select AM Best social media channels; and
  • An academic medal and trophy.

The winner will be announced in the spring of 2024.

For more information about the competition, please visit our website.

AM Best’s 2024 Student Challenge is one of the company’s ongoing initiatives to support the development of new talent in the insurance industry. It is sponsored by the AM Best Foundation, which supports charitable organizations that encourage education and thought leadership in insurance and risk management. AM Best also provides an analytical development program for college students, along with internship opportunities.

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.

Contacts

Lee McDonald
Senior Vice President, News & Publication Services
+1 908 882-2102
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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Contacts

Lee McDonald
Senior Vice President, News & Publication Services
+1 908 882-2102
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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