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AM Best to Host Market Briefing at 2025 Singapore International Reinsurance Conference

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) will discuss trends and developments affecting Asia-Pacific (re)insurance markets on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, as part of the 21st annual SIRC event.

The market briefing will take place at 4:00 p.m. (SGT) in the Heliconia Main Ballroom of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, the same location as the conference. During the briefing, senior analytical leaders from AM Best’s Asia-Pacific offices will provide (re)insurance market insight. Sessions also will include an overview of operating conditions for (re)insurers in Northeast and Southeast Asian markets and a live mock rating committee presentation to give attendees a better understanding of the drivers behind rating decisions. A networking reception will follow the briefing.

Attendees must be registered as SIRC delegates with full passes to attend the briefing. For more information, please visit www.ambest.com/conference/SIRC2025.

AM Best’s market development team for Asia Pacific will be attending SIRC. To arrange a meeting at the conference 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 and Best’s Performance Assessments for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAE), please contact Rob Curtis, chief executive officer of AM Best’s Singapore operations and head of market development for the Asia-Pacific region, at robert.curtis@ambest.com.

SIRC, which is organised by the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association, is one of the leading annual global reinsurance industry events. This year’s event runs from 3-6 November and is themed as “Staying Ahead, Future Ready.” For more information about the conference, please visit the event page and agenda.

AM Best is a contributing broadcast partner to the event, and AM Best TV will provide coverage of the conference. For daily reports and interviews during and after the event, look for the SIRC-related playlist under the “Event Coverage 2025” tab at www.ambest.tv or visit www.ambest.tv/sirc25.

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.

Copyright © 2025 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

Rob Curtis
CEO, AM Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Pte. Ltd., Managing Director,
Market Development

+65 6303 5007
robert.curtis@ambest.com

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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Rob Curtis
CEO, AM Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Pte. Ltd., Managing Director,
Market Development

+65 6303 5007
robert.curtis@ambest.com

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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