HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susanna SW Lam will join the A.M. Best Co. as managing director for A.M. Best Asia-Pacific, Ltd in mid-February, the company announced today.

Ms Lam will work from A.M. Best’s Hong Kong office and will report to Dr Roger Sellek, chief executive officer, A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited. Ms Lam will have responsibility for A.M. Best’s operations throughout the Asia Pacific region. Her responsibilities will include managing existing relationships and developing new relationships with key constituents in the insurance and broader financial services sectors in the Asia Pacific region.

“I’m delighted that Susanna will be joining A.M. Best in a key international leadership role,” said Roger Sellek. “This is a time of significant growth for A.M. Best in the Asia Pacific region and Susanna's knowledge and experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors will add further momentum as we extend our client base.”

Ms Lam has more than 25 years’ experience in the reinsurance and insurance industry and is the former general manager – reinsurance department of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd where, based in Ping An’s Shenzhen headquarters, she managed the company’s outwards and inwards reinsurance portfolios and headed both the treaty and facultative divisions. Previously Ms Lam held senior positions with Miller Insurance Services Limited where she set up the Hong Kong office responsible for the North Asia region and with Swiss Re where she worked in the company’s Hong Kong and Sydney offices. Ms Lam holds an ACII qualification and a diploma in management studies.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. A.M. Best maintains offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong and rates organizations in more than 65 nations. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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