AM Best will sponsor, exhibit and join a session at the Society of Insurance Research’s 2026 Annual Conference, which will take place May 17-19, 2026, in Kansas City, MO.

Sridhar Manyem, senior director of industry research and analytics, AM Best, will join a panel discussion, titled “Cybersecurity Insurance,” to discuss the evolution of the cybersecurity insurance market over the past two decades and examine where the sector is headed in the future. The presentation will take place on Monday, May 18, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. CDT. 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.

AM Best is a gold sponsor of the conference. In addition, AM Best representatives, including Senior Account Managers Jennifer Rudy and Jay Eihausen, will be available at booth No. 20 to discuss the company’s full line of products, including:

• Best’s Insurance Reports: Enhance top-level research and support intelligent decision-making with AM Best’s insight into the financial performance of insurance companies worldwide, along with the latest insurer information.
• Best’s Financial Suite: Take your insurance industry research to the next level with data, credit ratings and analytical tools from AM Best.
• Best’s News & Research Service: Stay current on how industry trends affect your business with real-time news and research from AM Best’s unique perspective.
• Best’s State Rate Filings: Keep up with US P/C and L/H program innovations, find out which competitors are entering which markets, and create targeted product development strategies.
• Best’s Custom Services: Our Data Specialists will work with you to create customized data solutions.
• Redistribution Services: Feature AM Best ratings, news, data, research and more on your company's website or promotions.

The Society of Insurance Research was founded in 1970 as a 501.c.6 non-profit organization to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas in all areas of insurance research. More information about the SIR 2026 Annual Conference is available here.

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