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AM Best to Participate in Panel Discussion at East Asian Insurance Congress 2024

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in a customer centric panel discussion at the 30th East Asian Insurance Congress’ (EAIC) Hong Kong Conference, which will take place 24-27 September 2024 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

Andrea Keenan, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, AM Best Rating Services, Inc., will moderate a panel discussion titled, “Customer centricity in insurance: empowering policyholders and enhancing the value chain,” which is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. HKT on Wednesday, 25 September 2024. Panelists will include Lars Lange, secretary general, International Union of Marine Insurance; Michael Rellosa, trustee/executive director, Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association; Dr. Somporn Suebthawilkul, president, Thai General Insurance Association; and Jason Tsai, chairman, Nan Shan General Insurance Co., Ltd.

AM Best’s market development team for Asia Pacific also will be exhibiting at and attending the EAIC, including Rob Curtis, CEO & managing director, market development - AM Best Asia-Pacific, Ltd. For more details on the EAIC, please visit the event website.

During the EAIC conference, AM Best will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Asia-Pacific base of operations launching from the Hong Kong office with a reception. That event is scheduled 6 p.m. HKT on Wednesday, 25 September 2024, at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbor View Hotel, and coincides with AM Best’s 125th anniversary. For more information about the reception, please visit the event page.

To arrange a meeting at the conference to learn more about AM Best, its role in the insurance industry and the resources it offers to insurance professionals, including Best’s Credit Ratings, please contact Curtis, who also is head of market development for the Asia-Pacific region, at robert.curtis@ambest.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

Judy Li
Market Development Associate
+65 9686 0813
judy.li@ambest.com

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

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+65 9686 0813
judy.li@ambest.com

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