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AM Best to Co-Host Upcoming Insurance Market Briefing on New Zealand with Delta Insurance; Event Slated for Auckland

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing – Auckland will explore the state of New Zealand’s insurance industry in conjunction with Delta Insurance during a late afternoon event scheduled for Monday, 11 November 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The market briefing will take place at 4:00 p.m. (GMT+13) at Level 2/204 Quay Street, Auckland. During the briefing, senior analytical leaders from AM Best’s Singapore office will provide a regulatory and economic update on New Zealand, explain the company’s market segment outlook for the country’s non-life and life insurance segments and deliver a presentation on Best’s Credit Rating Methodology.

AM Best staff on hand for the market briefing will include:

  • Matthew Mosher, executive director, AM Best Rating Services;
  • Andrea Keenan, executive VP and chief strategy officer, AM Best Rating Services;
  • Rob Curtis, CEO & managing director, market development - AM Best Asia-Pacific, Ltd.;
  • Victoria Ohorodnyk, director, head of analytics for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, AM Best Rating Services;
  • Yi Ding, associate director, AM Best Rating Services;
  • Ken Lau, senior financial analyst, AM Best Rating Services, and
  • Chee Yun, associate financial analyst, AM Best Rating Services.

AM Best’s market development team for Asia Pacific will also be attending. A closed session that provides an overview of AM Best’s rating process will precede the event at 3:30 p.m. A reception will follow the event at 5:30 p.m. To arrange a meeting 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 at robert.curtis@ambest.com, or Simon Saensurin, market development associate, at simon.saensurin@ambest.com.

For more information about the conference, please visit the event page and agenda.

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

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

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

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

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

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