AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Grand Cayman will take place on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Please join senior AM Best analytical staff as they present their outlook on the global insurance market, recent ratings and investment trends, potential changes in criteria and global benchmarking data.
| Time | Sessions | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Event Registration | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. | Welcome Remarks | Andrea Keenan, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer |
| 2:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. | AM Best Basics: Our Building Block Approach and Use of the Best Capital Adequacy Ratio | Anthony Diodato, Managing Director, North American Property & Casualty |
| 2:25 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | AM Best’s 2025 Outlooks
| Anthony Molinaro, Associate Director, North American Property & Casualty Steve Vincent, Senior Financial Analyst, North American Life & Annuity |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Networking Break | |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Proposed Changes to the Alternative Risk Transfer Criteria Please join us as we walk through proposed revisions to AM Best’s Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) criteria, which will be renamed “Rating Captives and Other Alternative Risk Transfer Entities.” The main revision clarifies AM Best’s approach to assigning Financial Strength Ratings (FSRs) and Issuer Credit Ratings (ICRs) to individual incorporated cell entities. We will discuss other revisions to the criteria, as well as summarize the rating process for interested parties. The comment period on the criteria will be open until February 20, 2025 | Robert Raber, Senior Director, Criteria, Research & Analytics Dan Teclaw, Director, North American Property & Casualty |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | At the Forefront: What AM Best is Currently Watching A panel of senior AM Best analytical staff will discuss current hot topics that could impact the industry and the financial strength ratings of carriers. Topics covered will include blocks of business being redomiciled, insurer asset allocations that have been shifting over time, changing regulatory implications for carriers and counter party risk. | Anthony Diodato, Managing Director, North American Property & Casualty Michael Porcelli, Senior Director, North American Life & Annuity |
| 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Networking Reception |
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET
Grand Cayman Marriott Resort
89 West Bay Road Seven Mile Beach Grand Cayman, KY1-1202, Cayman Islands
For More Information:
conferenceinformation@ambest.com