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AM Best to Discuss Its Views on Private Credit Surge and Risks at 2026 NAIC/NIPR Insurance Summit

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will deliver a presentation on risks related to private credit at the 2026 NAIC/NIPR Insurance Summit, which will take place Sept. 29–Oct. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, MO.

Rosemarie Mirabella, director, AM Best, will give the presentation, titled, “Navigating the Private Credit Surge: A Focus on Insurer Risk,” during which she will explore why private credit has become an industry-leading topic, and why insurance companies have increased their use of these investments. Mirabella also will review private credit characteristics, asset classes, the risks associated with these investments and AM Best’s framework for assessing insurers’ balance sheet risk. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11:05 a.m. CDT. Mirabella has been with AM Best since 2003 and oversees a team of analysts who are responsible for monitoring and evaluating a myriad of insurance companies that operate in the personal lines, commercial lines and life/annuity segments in the United States and Canada.

The Insurance Summit is hosted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). The event brings together a wide spectrum of insurance and regulatory participants, as well as industry innovators and other technological incumbents to discuss the future direction of insurance regulation. To learn more about the summit, 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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