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AM Best to Sponsor, Exhibit and Present at the Society of Insurance Research 2025 Annual Conference

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will be a gold sponsor at the Society of Insurance Research (SIR) 2025 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, May 4-6, 2025.

In addition, AM Best’s Sridhar Manyem, senior director of industry research & public relations, will speak at a session, titled, “How Does Insurance Respond to Increasing Secondary Perils.”

The panel will examine ratings’ pressures and discuss practices that insurers can adopt in their risk management, underwriting, risk modeling and reinsurance. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 6, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT) in the International Ballroom.

AM Best representatives, including Senior Account Manager Jennifer Rudy and Account Manager Sutton Wescott, will be available at booth 11 to discuss the company’s full line of products, including:

  • Best’s Insurance Reports: Enhance top-level research and support intelligent decision making with AM Best’s insight into the financial performance of insurance companies worldwide, along with the latest insurer information.
  • Best’s Financial Suite: Take your insurance industry research to the next level with data, credit ratings and analytical tools from AM Best.
  • Best’s News & Research Service: Stay current on how industry trends affect your business with real-time news and research from AM Best’s unique perspective.
  • Best’s State Rate Filings: Keep up with U.S. property/casualty and life/health program innovations, find out which competitors are entering which markets and create targeted product development strategies.
  • Best’s Custom Services: Our Data Specialists will work with you to create customized data solutions to your specifications.
  • Redistribution Services: Feature AM Best ratings, news, data, research and more on your company's website or promotions.

SIR was founded in 1970 as a 501.c.6 non-profit organization to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas in all areas of insurance research. More information about the SIR 2025 Annual Conference is available here.

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 © 2025 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

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

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 (908) 655 6805
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Contacts

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

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 (908) 655 6805
al.slavin@ambest.com

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