ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding Private NonProfit (PNP) organizations in Mississippi of the Aug. 22 deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Nate on Oct. 6 - 10, 2017.

PNPs located in the following counties are eligible to apply: George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson in Mississippi. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges.

The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help eligible non-critical PNP organizations meet their working capital needs such as ongoing operating expenses. This assistance is available regardless of whether the organization suffered any physical property damage. Loan amounts can be up to $2 million with an interest rate of 2.5 percent and terms up to 30 years. The SBA sets loan amounts and terms based on each applicant's financial condition. To be considered for this assistance, PNPs need to apply by the deadline.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure website at DisasterLoan.sba.gov.

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded from sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The deadline to return economic injury applications is Aug. 22, 2018.

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Members of AM Best’s analytic team will deliver outlook presentations on China’s non-life insurance segment and the global and Asian reinsurance markets at the 2026 Shanghai International Reinsurance Conference, which will take place 27-30 October 2026 in Shanghai, China.

On Wednesday, 28 October, Judy Li, market development analyst, will discuss the rationale for AM Best’s stable outlook on China’s non-life segment, as well as the challenges that insurers in this segment face. The presentation will be followed by one on the global and Asia reinsurance segments, to be delivered by Christie Lee, senior director and head of analytics in AM Best’s Hong Kong office. Lee will explore the latest trends in the global reinsurance segment, for which AM Best has a stable outlook, and note similar and contrasting trends in Asia’s reinsurance markets. Li’s presentation begins at 2:40 p.m. CST; Lee’s presentation is at 3:00 p.m. CST.

Rob Curtis, managing director and chief executive officer of AM Best’s Singapore operations, also will be in attendance and available for meetings. To arrange a meeting with Curtis, who also is head of market development for the Asia-Pacific region, and learn more about AM Best, its role in the insurance industry and the resources it offers to insurance professionals, including Best’s Credit Ratings and Best’s Performance Assessments for Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAE). please email robert.curtis@ambest.com.

The conference, which has become one of the largest annual meetings for reinsurers worldwide, is located at Lingang Xinchen International Conference Center in Shanghai's Lingang Special Area and attracts participants from about two dozen countries and regions. For more information, please visit the event page.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising 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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Rob Curtis
CEO, AM Best Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Pte. Ltd., Managing Director,

Market Development

+65 6303 5007

robert.curtis@ambest.com

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations

+1 908 882 2310

christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Cynthia Ang
Senior Industry Research Analyst

+65 6303 5026

cynthia.ang@ambest.com

Source: AM Best