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AM Best's
Insurance Market Briefing - Toronto

AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Toronto took place on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

AM Best analytical staff and industry experts presented their insights on the state of the Canadian insurance market. This year’s event featured educational sessions and concluded with a networking lunch.

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Agenda

TimeSessionsPresenters
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Coffee & Registration 
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.Welcome & Canadian Economic Outlook

 

Jeff Mango, Managing Director, AM Best

9:20 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
AM Best’s Canadian Outlook

  • Property/Casualty Update & Outlook
  • Life/Annuity Update & Outlook (Including IFRS-17 Updates)
Alan Murray, Director, AM Best

Cristian Sieira, Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best 
 
Ed Kohlberg, Director, AM Best

Kevin Varvaro, Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best
10:20 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.Secondary Perils: Increased Frequency & Severity  Michael Buckley, Financial Analyst II, AM Best 
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Networking Break

 
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues – Topics to include recent regulatory changes, the macroenvironment, cyber coverages and the rise of private credit

Moderator

  • Jeff Mango, Managing Director, AM Best

Panelists

  • Gord Dowhan, CFO, Wawanesa Insurance 
  • Jacqueline Friedland, Executive Director, Risk Assessment and Intervention Hub, OSFI
  • Steve Guignard, Senior Director, Client Solutions, Sun Life Capital Management 
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.Gen AI: Applications & Implications

Sridhar Manyem, Senior Director, AM Best

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Networking Lunch 

 

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When & Where:

Thursday, October 30, 2025
8:00 am - 1:30 pm ET

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Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9, Canada

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