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AM Best to Host Market Briefing at 2024 Singapore International Reinsurance Conference

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) will explore the state of the Asia-Pacific (re)insurance markets on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 as part of the 20th annual SIRC event.

The market briefing will take place at 4:00 p.m. (SGT) in the main conference hall of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, the same location as the conference. During the briefing, senior analytical leaders from AM Best’s Asia-Pacific offices will provide (re)insurance market insight. Discussion topics will include benchmarking analysis of rated Asia-Pacific (re)insurers and a live mock rating committee presentation to give attendees a better understanding of the drivers behind rating decisions.

Attendees must be registered as SIRC delegates with full passes to attend the briefing. For more information, please visit www.ambest.com/conference/SIRC2024.

AM Best’s market development team for Asia Pacific will be attending SIRC. 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 Rob Curtis, chief executive officer of AM Best's Singapore operations and head of market development for the Asia-Pacific region, at robert.curtis@ambest.com, or Simon Saensurin, market development associate, at simon.saensurin@ambest.com.

AM Best also will host a networking reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of AM Best’s Singapore operations, which coincides with the credit rating agency’s 125th anniversary. Maximum capacity has been reached for this event; interested parties may join a wait list by emailing conferenceinformation@ambest.com.

SIRC, which is organised by the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association, is one of the leading annual global reinsurance industry events. This year’s event runs from 4 November to 7 November and is themed as “Revolutionize (Re)Insurance!” For more information about the conference, please visit the event page and agenda.

AM Best is a contributing broadcast partner to the event, and AM Best TV will provide coverage of the conference. For daily reports and interviews during and after the event, look for the SIRC-related playlist under the “Event Coverage 2024” tab at www.ambest.tv or visit www.ambest.tv/sirc24.

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 © 2024 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

Rob Curtis
CEO, AM Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
Managing Director, Market Development
+65 6303 5007
robert.curtis@ambest.com

Simon Saensurin
Market Development Associate
+65 9795 8952
simon.saensurin@ambest.com

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

Cynthia Ang
Senior Industry Research Analyst
+65 6303 5026
cynthia.ang@ambest.com

AM Best


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Rob Curtis
CEO, AM Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
Managing Director, Market Development
+65 6303 5007
robert.curtis@ambest.com

Simon Saensurin
Market Development Associate
+65 9795 8952
simon.saensurin@ambest.com

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

Cynthia Ang
Senior Industry Research Analyst
+65 6303 5026
cynthia.ang@ambest.com

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