AM Best to Sponsor and Attend 50th Annual African Insurance Organisation Conference
14 Mayo 2024 - 8:36AM
Business Wire
AM Best will sponsor and attend the 50th African
Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference and Annual General
Assembly, to be held 1-5 June 2024 in Windhoek, Namibia.
Nick Charteris-Black, managing director, market development,
Europe, Middle East and Africa, AM Best, along with Dr Edem
Kuenyehia, director, market development and communications, and in
his capacity as AM Best’s director for market development in
Africa, will be in attendance and will be conducting scheduled
bilateral meetings with industry stakeholders during the conference
to discuss Best’s Credit Ratings and Best’s Performance Assessments
for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAE), along with
other insurance sector reports, data and analytic resources
available to insurance professionals. To schedule a meeting with
the AM Best delegation, please email
charlotte.shoesmith@ambest.com.
AM Best is a sponsor of the event, which is themed as “Coping
With Rising Natural Catastrophes Across Africa.” Topics during the
programme center on the implications of increased catastrophic
events across the continent and insurance’s role in building
resilience and mitigating related losses. Discussions will include
how natural catastrophes compound Africa’s insurance penetration
dilemma, a rethink on catastrophe modeling and integrating
technologies, as well as life insurance in the face of climate
risks and others.
The AIO, established in 1972, is a non-governmental organisation
recognised by many African governments. It was established to help
develop a healthy insurance industry and to foster insurance
co-operation in Africa. For more information about the AIO
conference, which will be held at Mercure Hotel, please visit the
event overview.
AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and
data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry.
Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in
over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam,
Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information,
visit www.ambest.com.
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Charlotte Shoesmith Executive Assistant & Senior
Events Coordinator +44 20 7626 6264
charlotte.shoesmith@ambest.com