AM Best to Join Panel Discussion at Annual Bermuda Captive Conference

AM Best Managing Director Maura McGuigan will participate in a panel discussion at the Bermuda Captive Conference, which will be held in Hamilton, Bermuda, from June 9-11, 2025.

The panel session, titled, “Strategic Decisions: Optimising Portfolios and Structures in the Captive Insurance Sector” will be held on Wednesday, June 11, from 10:45-11:30am. McGuigan and the other panelists will share their expertise on various captive structures, asset allocation and risk management. During the session, McGuigan will explore AM Best’s proposed changes to its captive- and alternative risk transfer-related criteria procedure. The panel also will discuss the impact of regulatory changes and market conditions on investment decisions.

McGuigan joined AM Best in 2016, and is responsible for the development, testing and review of AM Best’s credit rating methodology and criteria, models and tools, and economic and country risk. Joining McGuigan on the panel will be Hugh Barit, chairman and CEO, Performa; Ebenezer Ikediashi, solutions strategist, HSBC Global Asset Management; Jack Meskunas, executive director, investments, Oppenheimer & Co.; and Kevin Yousif, president, Yousif Capital Management.

AM Best is a gold sponsor of the event. The three-day conference, which will be held at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, is Bermuda’s largest and longest-running industry event and attracts more than 800 delegates. More information is available at the event website.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing 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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