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AM Best to Participate at IASA Metro NY/NJ Chapter’s 2025 Education Session

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate at the IASA Metro NY/NJ Chapter’s 23rd annual Education Session and Golf Outing with an overview of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry, along with leading issues impacting the industry. The event will take place June 25, 2025, in Kenilworth, NJ.

AM Best Associate Director Anthony Molinaro will lead a session, titled, “Rating Agency Perspectives - An Update from AM Best,” during which he will discuss the P/C industry’s results in 2024, along with projected 2025 results and outlooks on specific lines of P/C business. The presentation is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. (EDT). Molinaro has been with AM Best since 2019 and is responsible for rating a diverse portfolio of P/C companies throughout North America.

The IASA is a non-profit, education association that seeks to create and provide valuable and up-to-date information on issues facing the insurance industry. AM Best is an eagle sponsor of the event, which will be held at the Galloping Hills Golf Course and seeks to provide attendees with up-to-date information on issues facing the insurance industry. For more information, please visit the event’s website.

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
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Contacts

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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