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AM Best to Participate in Investment Panel Discussion at IAIS’ Global Seminar

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in an investment panel discussion at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) Global Seminar, which will be held virtually July 9-11, 2024.

AM Best Chief Rating Officer Stefan Holzberger will take part in a session titled, “Insurers’ Asset Management in a Changing Interest Rate Environment.” This session will consider the steps insurers are taking to adjust to the challenging monetary policy landscape, including the resulting risks and opportunities.

The panel will be moderated by IAIS Executive Committee Vice Chair Charlotte Gerken, who is executive director of the Bank of England. Joining Holzberger on the panel will be Keisuke Kawasaki, chief investment officer, Nippon Life Insurance; Tim Schmidt, senior vice president and chief investment officer, Prudential Financial; and Julia Wiens, chief executive director for Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision, German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

The panel session will take place at 7 a.m. EST on Wednesday, July 10. To register and learn more about the IAIS Global Seminar, visit the event webpage.

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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