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AM Best Rating Services CEO Featured on New Society of Actuaries’ Podcast Episode

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Rating Services President and CEO Matthew C. Mosher appears as a guest in an episode of SOA Podcasts – Society of Actuaries: Demystifying Regulatory Bodies and Rating Agencies.

The episode is the first in a series of podcasts that will explore and differentiate between regulatory bodies and rating agencies that oversee the insurance industry. During the episode, Mosher presents an overview of the goals and approaches taken by AM Best to evaluate insurance companies with a focus on the important considerations for financial reporting actuaries, and how those assist the relationship between AM Best and its rated companies.

The episode is available here and hosted by Ryan Kiefer, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting, who is also a member of SOA’s Financial Reporting Section Council. For more information about SOA Podcasts, please visit https://soapodcasts.libsyn.com/ .

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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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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