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OLDWICK - APRIL 17, 2026 09:12 AM (EDT)
AM Best will speak and exhibit at RISKWORLD—the RIMS 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition—with sessions that will focus on the state of the global reinsurance market and the impact of social inflation on insurers. The risk management event takes place May 3–6, 2026, at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
On Monday, May 4, from 2:50-3:20 p.m. EDT, Dan Hofmeister, associate director, AM Best, will give a presentation titled, “Hard Market Reset: The Reinsurance Landscape Ahead.” The session will explore the unfolding dynamics of the global reinsurance market. Hofmeister will review how market conditions have remained largely positive despite modest declines in risk-adjusted pricing for property catastrophe covers. Topics also will include changes to companies’ risk-adjusted capitalization levels and reinsurers’ underwriting profitability and risk appetites, as well as advancing risks such as social inflation and geopolitical crosscurrents. Hofmeister joined AM Best in 2014 and responsible for a rating portfolio consisting of global reinsurers, captives and U.S. domestic writers.
On Tuesday, May 5, Sridhar Manyem, senior director, industry research and analytics, AM Best, will lead a presentation, titled, “Social Inflation Meets Economic Inflation,” scheduled for 1:30–2:00 p.m. EDT. Manyem’s session will look at how recent economic trends have manifested in challenges for insurance reserving and what this will mean for pricing. Manyem has headed up AM Best’s industry research team since joining in 2017, overseeing the publishing of the company’s perspectives on topical issues.
In addition, AM Best will exhibit at booth No. 1919 at the conference. Visitors to the AM Best booth can learn about the rating agency, its role in the insurance industry and the resources it offers to insurance professionals, including Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessment for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAEs), insurance data and analysis resources and financial data products.
In addition, AM Best TV will provide video coverage from the conference. Visit https://www.ambest.tv/rims26 during the event or look for the RIMS-related playlist under the “Event Coverage 2026” tab at https://www.ambest.tv.
RIMS is an industry association of risk professionals, with approximately 80 chapters, more than 200,000 risk practitioners and business leaders from over 75 countries. To view the official agenda and learn more about RISKWORLD, please visit the event overview.
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.