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AM Best to Participate at Agricultural & Applied Economic Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association’s Joint Annual Meeting

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in the Agricultural & Applied Economic Association (AAEA) and the Western Agricultural Economics Association’s (WAEA) joint annual meeting, which will be held July 27-29, 2025, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, in Denver, CO.

AM Best Associate Director Connor Brach will give a presentation on agricultural risk management and the U.S. crop insurance industry’s role in helping farmers mitigate the impact of extreme weather events and commodity price volatility. The session, titled, “Industry Perspectives on Agricultural Risk Management,” will include financial results of crop insurers, as well as rating services and innovative initiatives that can have important implications for more effective risk management solutions in an uncertain future. The session is scheduled for July 29, at 4:30 p.m. (MDT).

Brach has been with AM Best since 2015 and is responsible for the rating and analysis of a diversified portfolio of property/casualty insurance companies. He also is currently the lead author on AM Best’s market segment reports covering the U.S. crop insurance segment.

The AAEA serves the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics. For more information about the AAEA, please visit its official webpage.

WAEA fosters the study and understanding of agricultural economics and its application to problems in the western United States and Canada. For more information about the WAEA, please visit its official 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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