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AM Best to Participate at Casualty Actuarial Society’s Seminar on Reinsurance

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will participate in a panel discussion at the Casualty Actuarial Society’s (CAS) Seminar on Reinsurance, which will take place May 31-June 2, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA.

Greg Dickerson, director, AM Best, will join a session on Tuesday, June 2, titled, “Rating Agency Update,” which will provide an update on the U.S. property/casualty and global reinsurance segments. During the session, Dickerson will share his perspectives on industry trends, including pricing, reserving and growth challenges, as well as AM Best’s segment outlooks. Dickerson joined AM Best in 2017 and has two decades of experience in the (re)insurance industry and manages a ratings portfolio for a diverse group of domestic and multinational property/casualty (re)insurers, including global reinsurers and major writers of commercial lines business. The panel session is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EDT.

This year’s CAS Seminar on Reinsurance is themed as “Reimagine Risk,” which reflects the need for (re)insurers to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges with cutting-edge knowledge and collaborative expertise. CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property/casualty risks and serves over 10,000 members worldwide. For more information about the CAS Seminar on Reinsurance, which will be held at the at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, please visit the organization’s conference page.

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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