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AM Best to Join IFRS 17-Related Panel at Actuarial Society of Hong Kong Appointed Actuary Symposium

HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#insuranceAM Best Senior Director of Analytics Christine Lee will join a panel discussion on IFRS 17 and its impact on insurance companies at the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong’s Appointed Actuary Symposium on 30 November 2023 in Hong Kong.


The session will focus on what changes the IFRS 17-era will bring to the insurance industry. Topics will include how insurers are approaching the new accounting standard and how IFRS 17 impacts AM Best’s rating assessments on insurance companies. Lee is based in AM Best’s Hong Kong office and is responsible for rating analytics of insurers in the Northeast Asia region, covering Greater China, Japan and Korea. She also is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong and the Casualty Actuarial Society.

The symposium, which will be held at The Langham and is by invitation only, covers topical issues and challenges actuaries face, as well as the evolving financial and regulatory landscape. For more information about the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong, please visit www.actuaries.org.hk.

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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Contacts

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

Alex

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