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AM Best to Present Global, Asia-Pacific Insurance Market Review at SIRC 2020 Re-Mind

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - SIRC will explore the state of the Asia-Pacific and global (re)insurance markets on Wednesday, 4 November 2020, as part of the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference’s (SIRC) 2020 Re-Mind event.

The online webinar will give attendees an opportunity to hear (re)insurance market insight and opinion from a panel of senior executives and analytical leaders from AM Best’s international offices. AM Best currently maintains a stable market segment outlook on the global reinsurance industry despite the COVID-19 pandemic; the webinar will explore the pandemic’s ongoing impacts to the sector. Discussion topics also will include a review of the region’s (re)insurance markets and emerging trends, and will conclude with a Q&A session. The 90-minute event will begin at 10 am (SGT). Register at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/rmbsirc2020/index.html.

Panelists for the Asia-Pacific market briefing include:

  • Greg Carter, managing director, analytics – EMEA & Asia Pacific
  • Carlos Wong-Fupuy, senior director, global reinsurance ratings
  • Christie Lee, senior director, analytics – Northeast Asia
  • Myles Gould, director, analytics – Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
  • Scott Ryrie, co-CEO of A.M. Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Moderator)

The online 2020 SIRC Re-Mind conference runs from 2 November to 5 November in place of the annual in-person event. AM Best is a contributing partner to the event. SIRC, organised by the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association, is one of the leading annual global reinsurance industry events. For more information, please visit the event page and agenda.

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 New York, London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Contacts

Scott Ryrie
Co-CEO, A.M. Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
+65 6303 5007
scott.ryrie@ambest.com

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Contacts

Scott Ryrie
Co-CEO, A.M. Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
+65 6303 5007
scott.ryrie@ambest.com

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