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AM Best to Join Rating Agency Panel Discussion at 2026 AIFA Conference

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in a panel discussion during the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) annual conference, which will take place March 1-3, 2026, in Naples, FL, at the Naples Grande Beach Resort.

AM Best Director Steven Chirico will participate in a panel discussion with other credit rating agency executives to discuss relevant insurance industry issues, as well as highlight AM Best’s market segment outlooks. Chirico has approximately 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and manages a team of rating analysts with portfolios of commercial and alternative risk insurers and large reinsurers. The panel discussion is set for noon (EST) on March 3.

AIFA is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers from within the insurance investment community and is typically attended by insurance analysts, investors and other related industry participants, who will explore leading and emerging challenges faced by the main segments of the insurance industry. For more information on the AIFA Conference 2026, please visit here.

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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Al Slavin
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