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AM Best to Sponsor and Join Innovation-Focused Panel at International Insurance Society’s Global Insurance Forum

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Rating Services Executive Director Matthew Mosher will moderate an innovation-focused panel discussion at the 2024 International Insurance Society’s (IIS) Global Insurance Forum, which is scheduled for Nov. 17-19, 2024, in Miami.

The panel session, titled “Executive Panel: Innovation Benchmarking – Key Strategies to Stay Competitive,” will focus on how staying competitive in today’s insurance landscape requires a proactive approach to innovation given the rapidly evolving market, and how benchmarking against industry leaders and adopting key strategies can ensure a competitive advantage. Joining Mosher on the panel will be Yassir Albaharna, group CEO and executive director, Trust Re; Allen Kwan, head of customer and distribution management, Swiss Re; Rob Schimek, group chief executive officer, bolttech; and Claudia van der Salm, strategy partner, Technology and Responsibility, Google DeepMind. Mosher is responsible for AM Best’s rating services business. The session is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18, at 11:50 a.m. (EST).

The theme of this year’s forum, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami, is “Illuminating Insurance Innovation.” AM Best is a bronze sponsor of the event. To learn more about the IIS Global Insurance Forum, please visit the event website.

AM Best TV will provide coverage of the event, as well as the Insurance Information Institute’s companion Joint Insurance Forum that follows the IIS event at the Hyatt Regency Miami. For daily reports and interviews during and after the forums, look for the related playlist under the “Event Coverage 2024” tab at www.ambest.tv.

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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