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- Euclid’s Colis: Underwriting Discipline and Specialization to Test MGAs in Softening Market · 8 minJohn Colis, CEO of Euclid Insurance Services, discusses how a softening market could test MGA underwriting performance, and why long-term underwriting discipline and specialized…
- AM Best: Market Segment Outlook - Global Non-Life Reinsurance · 3 minA new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by Michael Lagomarsino, senior director, AM Best, indicates global non-life is a market that remains fundamentally strong, even as it…
- RiskQ’s Evans: Rethinking Cyberrisk · 12 minRiskQ President Ariel Evans discusses why organizations must measure cyberrisk in financial terms rather than by subjective scorecards.
- Insurance Election Results Could Bring Regulatory Changes to Four States · 4 minBestWire’s Steve Hallo reports on how voters in four states elected new insurance commissioners, with results potentially reshaping the regulatory landscape for insurers. In…
- AM Best: US, Bermuda Reinsurers Maintain Strong Performance Despite Softening Market · 6 minGreg Dickerson, director, AM Best, outlines a Best's Market Segment Report that finds profitability remains robust amid continued softening, but recent strong performance will be…
- AM Best: Canadian Economic Growth Has Been Volatile · 6 minTrade uncertainty continues to cloud the Canadian economic outlook, according to a Best's Special Report outlined by AM Best Director Ann Modica.
- AM Best’s Keenan: MGA Market Faces Test as Insurance Cycle Softens · 7 minAndrea Keenan, executive vice president, chief strategy officer at AM Best, discusses the impact of a softening insurance market on MGAs and specialty insurers, the evolving…
- AM Best: Casualty Sidecars Transfer the Risk, but Not Always the Tail · 4 minAs casualty sidecars grow, every sponsor faces the same question: Has the ceded risk truly left the balance sheet? AM Best Managing Director Emmanuel Modu discusses a new Best's…
- AM Best: Asia Focus – Resilience Through Transformation · 8 minA new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by AM Best Senior Director and Head of Analytics Christie Lee and Director of Analytics Chris Lim, finds Asia-Pacific reinsurers use…
- Origami Risk’s Raileanu: Manufacturers Turn to Captives, Data to Manage Risk, Insurance Costs · 16 minScott Raileanu, enterprise sales executive, manufacturing, Origami Risk, discusses how manufacturers are evaluating risk-retention strategies, improving safety performance and…
- AM Best: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline · 7 minAM Best Associate Director Dan Hofmeister and Financial Analyst Patrick Cyphers discuss a Best's Market Segment Report that finds nominal capital levels are at record highs, but…
- AM Best: Market Segment Outlook – Global Life Reinsurance · 4 minThe global life reinsurance outlook remains Stable, led by highly rated, diversified, well capitalized, and experienced companies, according to a new Best's Market Segment Report…
- MAIA’s Green: Weather Risks Expose Insurance Coverage Gaps · 15 minRichard Green, board chair, Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents, discusses flood and business interruption coverage gaps, evolving weather risks and ways to improve…
- American Enterprise Institute’s Warshawsky: Annuities Take Center Stage in Retirement Income Strategies · 19 minMark Warshawsky, senior fellow and Wilson H. Taylor chair in healthcare and retirement policy, American Enterprise Institute, discusses his co-authored research, commissioned by…
- AM Best: Reinsurance Solutions Becoming More Viable for Health Insurers · 3 minAM Best Financial Analyst Jaime Quito outlines a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds non-affiliated health premiums ceded reached nearly $100 billion in 2025, accounting…
- Goethe-Universität Frankfurt’s Beyer: How European Insurers Shifted From Safety to High Yield During COVID-19 Stress · 14 minMarcel Beyer, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, explains how European insurers initially fled to safer bonds at the onset of COVID-19 market turmoil, then moved decisively into…
- Issues & Answers: Strength Built To Last · 9 minElisabeth Sandersfeld, chief financial officer for Merchants Bonding Co., said that disciplined underwriting is the most important part of being an insurance company. “For us, we…
- AM Best: Global Life/Annuity Reinsurers Remain Poised for Steady Growth · 6 minThe offshore annuity channel is driving growth in the US life reinsurance market, according to a new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by Edward Kohlberg, director, and Lou…
- LIMRA’s Terry: US Life Insurance Sales Gain Momentum as Policy Growth Accelerates · 11 minKaren Terry, corporate vice president and director of insurance research, LIMRA, discusses rising U.S. life insurance sales and how digital distribution and shifting consumer…
- IAT Insurance Groups Evans: Podcast Is Brewing Insurance Insights · 12 minTaylor Evans, manager, marketing & communications, IAT Insurance Group, discusses how the What’s Brewing podcast evolved into a fast, engaging platform delivering timely insights…
- Issues & Answers: Underwriting the Future · 6 minCarrie Brodzinski, chief underwriting officer at MSIG USA, said as underwriting becomes more data- and AI-enabled, the role of the underwriter becomes more sophisticated.
- Hinshaw & Culbertson’s Seaman: Insurance Has Been a Cornerstone of America’s Growth for More Than 250 Years · 21 minAttorney Scott Seaman, partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson, discusses his book, “America 250: The History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United States,”…
- LexisNexis' Batra: Auto Insurance Shopping Remains Near Record Highs · 13 minReena Batra, vice president, data science, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discusses elevated auto insurance shopping, changing consumer behavior and how insurers can leverage data to…
- Issues & Answers: Using AI To Speed Up Claims · 8 minIngrid Flores, CEO, Elara Spatial, said AI and computer vision can help insurers resolve property claims faster while giving adjusters more time to focus on the human side of the…
- Issues & Answers: Navigating E&S Complexity · 7 minDavid Nelson, executive vice president, Nationwide E&S Wholesale, said disciplined underwriting, smarter data and technology are key to navigating complexity and capturing…
- US Life Insurers’ Investment Yields Edge Higher · 4 minAM Best Senior Associate Editor Terry Dopp discusses steady investment yield growth among U.S. life/health insurers, 2025 ranking shifts and trends across nearly $9.9 trillion in…
- Issues & Answers: PHLY Gets Religious Organizations · 19 minNick Colletta is vice president of underwriting - human services, Philadelphia Insurance Cos. talks about how religious organizations need confidence that their carrier…
- Interview with Best’s Review: Tech Transformation Drives Insurance Innovation · 14 minTechnology is reshaping the life and annuity insurance industry, from modernization and artificial intelligence to customer experience and business transformation. Shay Alon…
- Issues & Answers: Ratemaking With Dynamic Data · 19 minJoe Griffin, senior consulting actuary with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, said that dynamic data is changing the game for territorial ratemaking.
- Xceedance: The AI-Powered Plaintiff Playbook · 11 minXceedance has built its business around helping insurers harness technology, data and expertise to improve how they operate and grow. Arun Balakrishnan, chairman and CEO of…
- Issues & Answers: The Agency Ties That Bind · 13 minBryan Salvatore, executive vice president, president, specialty at The Hanover Insurance Group, said agency consolidation requires carriers to think beyond the transaction.
- Issues & Answers: AI – From Assistant to Teammate · 14 minAman Gour, co-founder and CEO of FurtherAI, said the insurance industry’s AI opportunity goes well beyond automating individual tasks, arguing that AI can fundamentally reshape…
- Oscar Health’s O’Donnell: Improved Tech Doesn’t Mean More Chatbots · 20 minBridget O’Donnell, Oscar Health’s vice president of technology strategy and operations, discusses how technology is not “going to be about adding more chatbots to today’s…
- State Farm’s Park: Tech Improvements Show Value, But Trust is Paramount · 30 minJoe Park, executive vice president and chief digital & information officer at State Farm, provides an outlook about how technology will reshape property/casualty insurance and…
- Triple-I’s Ruiz and Nibbelin: US Wildfire Risk Expands; Insurers Must Rethink Risk and Resilience · 21 minJanet Ruiz, director of strategic communications, and Lewis Nibbelin, research writer, both with the Insurance Information Institute, discuss the expanding U.S. wildfire threat…
- Marsh Re’s Duffy: Reinsurance Buyers Explore Broader Coverage, Capital Solutions · 9 minDavid Duffy, global head of property, Marsh Re, discusses earnings protection, innovative structures and broader coverage options amid changing market dynamics. Duffy spoke with…
- AM Best: Inland Marine Profitability Remains a Hallmark as Risk Landscape Evolves · 7 minA new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by Christopher Graham, senior industry research analyst, finds the line’s continued profitability indicates that as the complexity of…
- LIMRA and LOMA’s Nash: Retirement Planning Gap Creates Opportunities for Insurers to Strengthen Income Security · 11 minBill Nash, vice president and head of member relations and sales, LIMRA and LOMA, discusses retirement readiness challenges, the growing demand for guaranteed income and how…
- American Enterprise Institute’s Warshawsky: Annuities Take Center Stage in Retirement Income Strategies · 19 minMark Warshawsky, senior fellow and Wilson H. Taylor chair in healthcare and retirement policy, American Enterprise Institute, discusses his co-authored research, commissioned by…
- Marsh Re’s Enoizi and Dagneau: Europe’s Growing Wildfire Threat Raises Alarm for Insurers · 20 minJulian Enoizi, CEO of Europe, and Francois Dagneau, head of analytics for Continental Europe, both with Marsh Re (formerly Guy Carpenter), discuss Europe’s growing wildfire risk…
- Descartes' Touffut: The Next Insurance Frontier Is Keeping Data Centers Powered · 6 minTanguy Touffut, CEO, Descartes Underwriting, discusses a coverage gap some insurers have overlooked. Touffut spoke with AM Best TV at the Rendez-vous de Septembre conference in…
- MetLife’s Pappas: Tech investments aim to modernize, boost life insurer’s growth · 28 minMetLife’s $3.2 billion in tech investments over the past five years aim to personalize services, while driving growth and efficiency. Bill Pappas, executive vice president and…
- Leadenhall’s Albertini: Strategic Capital Shapes ILS Market · 8 minLuca Albertini, CEO, Leadenhall Capital Partners, discusses strategic capital, investor interest in private ILS, cat bond growth and capital efficiency. Albertini spoke with AM…
- UIB’s Kotb: No Longer Proportional Versus Excessive Loss · 8 minCatastrophe modeling and secondary perils are increasingly central to global treaty negotiations, said Mohamed Kotb, managing director, Treaty Division, United Insurance Brokers…
- Tulane Law's Gurses: Emerging Risks Test Limits of Traditional Insurance Models · 22 minIn a book she co-edited “Insurability of Emerging Risks: Law, Theory, and Practice,” Ozlem Gurses, professor, maritime law, Tulane University Law School, discusses emerging risks…
- VIPR's Russell: International DUAE's Look to Centralize Data Collection · 9 minComprehensive data will help delegated underwriting authority enterprises meet the increased need to report, said Tony Russell, chief revenue officer, VIPR Solutions. Russell…
- Scouting for Growth's VanderLinden: Closing the Gap Between Capital Allocation, Innovative Ventures · 13 minThe podcast has garnered over 2.5 million downloads and averages 175,000 monthly listeners across 60 countries in Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific, said Sabine…
- U of St. Gallen’s Braun: Rising Storm Losses Reshape Risk Pricing in Capital Markets · 19 minAlexander Braun, associate professor, director, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, discusses his co-authored study on how severe storm risk is priced…
- AM Best: Higher Exposure to Level 3 Bonds Brings Valuation Risk for Life/Annuity Segment · 6 minThe life/annuity segment is fueling the industry’s Level 3 bond holdings, according to a new Best's Special Report discussed by Kaitlin Piasecki, industry research analyst, AM…
- AM Best: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point – Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital? · 5 minWhether reinsurers can maintain the discipline that produced profitable results is key, according to a new Best’s Market Segment Report discussed by Michael Lagomarsino, senior…
