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AM Best to Sponsor and Participate at PAMIC’s 2025 Leadership Symposium

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will sponsor and participate in the Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies’ (PAMIC) 2025 Leadership Symposium, which will be held June 17-18, 2025, at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort, in Bedford, PA.

AM Best Director Joseph Burtone will present AM Best’s perspective on the state of the insurance industry on Wednesday, June 18, titled, "State of the Market" at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). During the session, Burtone will provide an overview with an emphasis on market challenges, including ongoing weather-related losses, efforts to achieve rate adequacy, casualty reserve challenges, stress testing and social inflation. The presentation will cover AM Best’s current market segment outlooks and the impact of changing reinsurance capacity on primary carriers. Burtone has worked for decades in the insurance industry, with nearly 25 years’ experience at AM Best. He is responsible for managing a team of rating analysts covering property/casualty insurance companies in the United States, including farm bureau companies, mutual insurers and regional writers.

AM Best is a platinum level sponsor for the event. PAMIC is a trade association that has represented the mutual insurance industry since 1907 with its membership representing much of the Mid-Atlantic region. To register and learn more about PAMIC’s upcoming symposium, visit the event webpage.

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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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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