HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has announced the agenda for its two China Seminars 2011 to be presented both in Beijing and Shanghai. The seminars will be held respectively at the InterContinental Beijing Financial Street in the Xi'an Ballroom 1 on Thursday, 3 November, and at the InterContinental Shanghai Expo in the Riverview 1 & 2 Meeting Room on Friday, November 4. Both seminars will be from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. There is no charge to attend these events.

A.M. Best senior management, rating analysts and external experts will discuss the impact of current economic conditions and rating trends for (re)insurers in emerging markets, in China, and for the global reinsurance sector. Mr. Wang Pingsheng, vice president, and Mr. Qin Hongbo, general manager of development and reform department, both of China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation, will be presenting in the Beijing and Shanghai seminars respectively. Topics will include:

• Ratings Development in Emerging Markets
• From China to the Global Arena
• Global Reinsurance Market Briefing
• A.M. Best Rating Methodology - A Practical View for Chinese Companies
• And a panel discussion, "Harnessing Momentum in China's Evolving Insurance Market"

The briefing will be followed by lunch and networking with A.M. Best senior management, Mr. Wang, Mr. Qin and fellow industry professionals. The A.M. Best team includes business contacts Roger Sellek, chief executive officer - A.M. Best EMEA & Asia Pacific, Susanna Lam, managing director A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited and Andrew Mak, director market development A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited; and rating analytic contacts Matthew Mosher, senior vice president - global ratings A.M. Best Company Inc, Moung Mo Lee, general manager analytics A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited and Stella Ng, director analytics A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited.

To register for this event, please email magdalene.fung@ambest.com.

Two recently published reports will be made available at the seminars. The first, "Harnessing Momentum in China's Evolving Insurance Market," examines China's non-life and life insurance sectors and can now be accessed at www.ambest.com/press/110102ChinaMarketReviewSpecialReport.pdf. The second, "Rapid Growth, Stiff Competition Challenge Asia's Non-Life Insurers," examines Asia Pacific's non-life (re)insurance sector and can now be accessed at www.ambest.com/press/110101AsiaPacificNonLifeSpecialReport.pdf.

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Contacts

A.M. Best Co.
Magdalene Fung, +852-2827-3412
magdalene.fung@ambest.com