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AM Best to Present Results of Survey on Insurers’ Artificial Intelligence Adoption to Society of Insurance Research’s Members

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will deliver a presentation based on its recent survey of insurance companies on the pace of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to the Society of Insurance Research’s (SIR) members on June 11, 2026.

Sridhar Manyem, senior director, Industry Research and Analytics, AM Best, will lead the session, which is titled, “Adoption and Deployment of AI: AM Best Survey Results.” To gauge the impact of AI on the insurance industry, AM Best conducted a survey of its rated insurers. In this webinar, Manyem will present the findings from the survey, which focused on the current state of AI adoption in the insurance industry and where insurers think AI will make a significant impact in the medium term. The virtual presentation is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT. Manyem has headed up AM Best’s industry research team since joining in 2017, overseeing the publishing of the company’s perspectives on topical issues.

The Society of Insurance Research was founded in 1970 as a 501.c.6 non-profit organization to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas in all areas of insurance research. For more information, please visit the event webpage.

To view the survey results, which are found in Best’s Special Report, titled, “Artificial Intelligence Appears to be Ready, But Most Insurers Are Not.” please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=364437.

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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+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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