AM Best’s Analytical Briefing –
Understanding AM Best’s Approach to Insurance Financial Strength Ratings and the Process

About This Briefing

AM Best executives and analytical staff, in association with senior leadership from the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR), discussed AM Best's (re)insurance rating methodology and the process undertaken by companies across Africa, the Middle East and Asia to obtain a Best's Credit Rating.

This session included:

• An overview of AM Best, our products, services and the rating process
• An overview of Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM)
• Rating trends and market issues
• A Q&A session 

After watching the briefing, viewers can understand:

• The types of ratings AM Best provides and the characteristics of a highly rated company
• Balance sheet strength assessment
• What size companies AM Best rates
• How long a company needs to be in operation to obtain a rating
• What role ERM plays in the rating process
• Whether Best's Credit Ratings are capped by sovereign ratings
• What country risk is and how it factors into AM Best's credit rating opinion
• How AM Best benchmarks its ratings

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