A.M. BestTV at Rendez-Vous: A.M. Best's New Amsterdam Office to Open in October
September 14 2018 - 12:26PM
Business Wire
In this A.M.BestTV episode from the 2018 Les Rendez-Vous de
Septembre (Rendez-Vous) conference in Monte Carlo, Monaco, a panel
of A.M. Best executives discuss the opening of a new office
in Amsterdam, in response to Brexit. Click on
http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=rvs5918 to view the entire
program.
Participating on the panel were Nick Charteris-Black, managing
director, market development, EMEA; Angela Yeo, senior director of
analytics and head of operations for the Amsterdam office; and Greg
Carter, managing director of analytics.
Charteris-Black highlighted why A.M. Best selected Amsterdam for
its new office.
“The three key reasons were the logistical connections that
Amsterdam has with the rest of the European Union, the ease of
doing business there and Amsterdam’s talent pool, in terms of the
people who already work there and its ability to attract employees
from London,” said Charteris-Black.
Yeo spoke about staffing and how many A.M. Best clients would be
transferred to the new office. “The new office will have a staff of
about 15 people, who will service about 80 clients. That equates to
roughly a third of our current London client portfolio,” said
Yeo.
Stressing the consistent application of A.M. Best’s ratings
methodology, Carter said, “A.M. Best has one global ratings
methodology, which means that all of our rating and analytical
operations follow the same methodology. It is important that our
clients understand that a credit rating issued from the Amsterdam
office will mean exactly the same thing as a like credit rating
issued from any other A.M. Best office.”
For full video coverage of the Rendez-Vous conference, including
exclusive executive interviews, visit
http://www.ambest.tv/rvs18.
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