AM Best

AM Best's
Insurance Market Briefing – Manama

AM Best, in association with the Bahrain Insurance Association (BIA), hosted a briefing for the MENA markets on Monday, 18 November 2024.

Senior rating analysts and leading executives from the (re)insurance industry discussed recent developments and anticipated their impact on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets for the short-to-medium term.

Agenda

Time	Sessions	Presenters
09:00	Registration
09:30	Welcome & Introductory Comments	Nick Charteris-Black Managing Director, Market Development - EMEA, AM Best
09:40	Global Reinsurance Update	Greg Carter Managing Director, Analytics - EMEA & AP, AM Best
10:05	Updates on the MENA Regional Reinsurance Segment	Mahesh Mistry Senior Director, Head of Analytics, London, AM Best
10:30	An Analytical Look at the Major UAE Floods of April 2024	Emily Thompson Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best
11:15	Coffee Break
11:45	Observations on the implementation of IFRS17	Shivash Bhagaloo Managing Partner, Lux Actuaries & Consultants
12:15	Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM) in Action: Mock Rating Committee	Greg Carter Managing Director, Analytics - EMEA & AP, AM Best Mahesh Mistry Senior Director, Head of Analytics, London, AM Best Emily Thompson Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best
13:30	Closing Remarks	Nick Charteris-Black Managing Director, Market Development - EMEA, AM Best
13:35	Networking Lunch