AM Best

AM Best's
Insurance Market Briefing - Insurance Leadership Forum

AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Insurance Leadership Forum will take place on Friday, October 3, 2025.

Please join AM Best’s senior management team as they present an insurance market briefing at the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) Insurance Leadership Forum.

Agenda

TimeSessionsPresenters
3:30 - 3:55 PM

Welcome Remarks and the State of the Industry

This session will provide an overview of the current state of the industry, exploring recent ratings pressures (both positive and negative), emerging trends AM Best is watching and what we expect 2026 to hold.

Andrea Keenan
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer,
AM Best Rating Services
4:00 - 4:25 PM 

Surplus Lines and DUAEs

As the need for more specialized coverages continues to grow exponentially, non-admitted surplus lines carriers and DUAEs are stepping in to fill the void with innovative solutions. This session will look at the current coverage solutions for catastrophe-exposed property risks and challenging non-professional liability exposures.  

Greg Williams
Managing Director, AM Best Rating Services

 

 

4:30 - 4:55 PM  

Takeaways from Monte Carlo

This session will cover the most recent trends in the global reinsurance market and what might be moving markets into the 1/1/2026 renewal season.  

Stefan Holzberger
EVP & Chief Operating Officer, AM Best Rating Services

Please read our compliance discussion guidelines.

When & Where:

Friday, October 3, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
Colorado Springs, CO

The Broadmoor
Main Ballroom

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For More Information:
conference.information@ambest.com

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