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Playback Now Available for AM Best-Hosted Webinar on How Increasingly Risky Driving Behavior Is Impacting Auto Insurers

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Video playback is now available for a complimentary webinar titled “How Increasingly Risky Driving Behavior Is Impacting Auto Insurers,” hosted by AM Best and sponsored by Nationwide. Access it here.

With poor driving behaviors and distractions such as cell phone use continuing to rise, all drivers—whether behind the wheel of a personal vehicle or operating as part of a commercial fleet—are more at risk than ever before.

In this one-hour webinar, a panel of insurance experts discusses how commitment to safety and taking meaningful steps to reduce dangerous behaviors can protect what matters most.

Panelists include:

  • Casey Kempton, president, personal lines, Nationwide
  • Kristina Talkowski, senior vice president, middle market commercial lines, Nationwide
  • Laramie Sandquist, senior associate vice president, agribusiness risk management, Nationwide

Visit our information page to learn more about AM Best's webinars.

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. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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