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AM Best Chief Ratings Officer a Featured Guest on InsuranceAUM.com Podcast

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best Senior Managing Officer and Chief Ratings Officer Ken Johnson appears as the featured guest in the latest InsuranceAUM.com podcast to discuss AM Best’s market segment outlooks and potential impact on investment risk.

During the episode, Johnson discusses the factors underpinning AM Best’s outlooks on the property/casualty and life/annuity insurance segments, and touches on leading industry topics such as private credit, offshore reinsurance, the growing role of private equity/asset manager-owned insurers and the shift toward more complex ownership structures. Johnson has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry and credit analysis and was named senior managing officer and chief ratings officer of AM Best at the start of 2025.

The InsuranceAUM.com podcast series explores insurance asset management and is hosted by Stewart Foley, CFA, founder and managing partner. To listen to the episode, please visit the InsuranceAUM.com podcast center. The episode also can be downloaded at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast hosting sites.

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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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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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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