Accra:Global credit rating agency AM Best is set to hold its annual Asia-Pacific (re)insurance market briefing on November 3 during the 22nd Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the briefing will, for the first time, feature guest speakers, including senior officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Shermaine Tay, MAS Deputy Director and Head of the Financial Markets Development Department, will address alternative risk transfer trends. Meanwhile, Kofi Takyi, Bermuda Monetary Authority Deputy Director of Supervision, will discuss Bermuda's insurance market and its regulatory framework.

AM Best's analysts will also provide updates on Asia's insurance markets and global reinsurance sector developments. The event will take place in the Heliconia Main Ballroom of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre and will conclude with a networking reception. Attendance is restricted to registered SIRC delegates with full passes.

Organized by the Singapore Reinsurers' Association, the conference runs from November 1 to 5, themed 'Capacity to Capability Building Resilience Through Innovation and Experience.' AM Best is participating as a sponsor, exhibitor, and broadcast partner, with its AM Best TV channel offering daily coverage and interviews.

Rob Curtis, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AM Best's Singapore operations, will lead the company's Asia-Pacific market development team at the event. The team plans to engage with delegates to discuss AM Best's services, including Best's Credit Ratings and Performance Assessments for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAE).