AM Best to Participate at Reinsurance Association of America’s ‘Re Underwriting 2024: Underwriting Fundamentals’ Forum

AUGUST 23, 2024 10:11 AM (EDT)

AM Best to Participate at Reinsurance Association of America's 'Re Underwriting 2024: Underwriting Fundamentals' Forum

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OLDWICK - AUGUST 23, 2024 10:11 AM (EDT)
AM Best will deliver a presentation at the Reinsurance Association of America's (RAA) "Re Underwriting 2024: Underwriting Fundamentals" event, which will take place Sept. 5-6, 2024, in New York, NY, at The Westin Grand Central Hotel.

AM Best Director Steven Chirco will lead a session, titled, "Financial Analysis - Assessing Balance Sheet Strength," during which he will discuss how AM Best analyzes the financial strength of property/casualty companies, including key qualitative and quantitative aspects. The session also will provide elements that need to be considered when evaluating the counterparty risk. The session is scheduled for 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. (EDT) on Friday, Sept. 6. Chirico is a licensed certified public accountant and is responsible for managing a team of AM Best analysts with portfolios of commercial and alternative risk insurers and reinsurers.

Re Underwriting is an education forum for reinsurance and insurance professionals who want to learn more about the reinsurance underwriting process and current issues affecting the industry. Sessions introduce the fundamentals of reinsurance underwriting with an emphasis on how and why underwriters gather and evaluate information in preparing to offer coverage. For more information on the forum, please visit the event webpage.

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