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AM Best to Deliver Keynote Address at Insurance Innovators USA Conference

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Director Steven Chirico will deliver a keynote speech at the Insurance Innovators USA Conference 2025, which is scheduled for May 19-20, 2025, in Nashville, TN.

Chirico will deliver his remarks at 10:05 a.m. (CDT) on Monday, May 19, in a session titled, “Understanding New and Evolving Risks: Innovating in a Changing Market.” This session is part of the “CEO Forum - Navigating a Changing Insurance Landscape,” which begins at 9:00 a.m. (CDT).

AM Best has been scoring and assessing insurers’ innovation efforts since 2020, and Chirico will share data quantifying the advantages of being innovative. Chirico has approximately 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and manages a team of rating analysts with portfolios of commercial and alternative risk insurers, as well as large reinsurers. The event will be held at the Music City Center.

Insurance Innovators is a brand of MarketforceLive. For more information, please visit the Insurance Innovators USA event page.

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.

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

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
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
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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