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AM Best to Participate in Panel Discussion at 2025 Pacific Insurance Conference

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in the Pacific Insurance Conference, which will take place 23-25 September 2025 in Seoul.

The event is themed as “Transformative Leadership: Reaching New Heights in Insurance,” and will explore a wide range of topics, including growth strategies, international expansion, regulation, capital management and artificial intelligence and technology. Christie Lee, senior director, head of analytics, AM Best will join a breakout session, titled “Regulatory - Asset Intensive Deals, ILS and Captives,” on Thursday, 25 September, at 1 p.m. Lee manages a team of rating analysts out of AM Best’s Hong Kong office that covers all types of rated insurance companies, including life, non-life, reinsurers and captive insurers, for Greater China, Japan and Korea.

Additionally, Rob Curtis, managing director and chief executive officer of AM Best’s Singapore operations, and KaiJun Chan, market development analyst, will be in attendance and available for meetings. To arrange a meeting with either Curtis or Chan to learn more about AM Best, its role in the insurance industry and the resources it offers to insurance professionals, including Best’s Credit Ratings, please email rob.curtis@ambest.com or kaijun.chan@ambest.com.

This year’s event, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, is organised by the Korea Life Insurance Association and operated by the Asia Insurance Leadership Forum. For more information, please visit the official event page and agenda.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising 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

Cynthia Ang
Senior Industry Research Analyst
+65 6303 5026
cynthia.ang@ambest.com

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

Cynthia Ang
Senior Industry Research Analyst
+65 6303 5026
cynthia.ang@ambest.com

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