A.M. Best Participates in Audio Conference on Rating the Raters: Evolution of the Rating Agency...

OLDWICK, N.J. -- Matthew Mosher, Group Vice President Property/Casualty, A.M. Best Co., will be one of two keynote speakers who will discuss, debate and answer questions on the rating models as they exist today and how they are changing.

During the phone-in event on September 8, 2005,

--Reserve and capital models

--How enterprise risk management and dynamic modeling influence the ratings process

--How economic capital modeling fits into the rating process

--Determining the correlation between two different lines of P/C businesses and

--The risk/reward for certain lines of business.

This one-hour conference will be attended by CFOs, treasurers, finance executives, bankers, investment management advisors and insurance brokers, regulators and consultants. Participation in this conference, which is sponsored by Ruxley Associates, punctuates A.M. Best's commitment to industry education.

Unfortunately, the call-in is fully subscribed; however, this event will be available to listen for free online a few days after the event. Please visit http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/audioconference for additional information.

A.M. Best Co., established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit A.M. Best's Web site at http://www.ambest.com.