UIB’s Kotb: No Longer Proportional Versus Excessive Loss
Catastrophe modeling and secondary perils are increasingly central to global treaty negotiations, said Mohamed Kotb, managing director, Trea...
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20 of 1,114 episodesTulane Law's Gurses: Emerging Risks Test Limits of Traditional Insurance Models
In a book she co-edited “Insurability of Emerging Risks: Law, Theory, and Practice,” Ozlem Gurses, professor, maritime law, Tulane Universit...
VIPR's Russell: International DUAE's Look to Centralize Data Collection
Comprehensive data will help delegated underwriting authority enterprises meet the increased need to report, said Tony Russell, chief revenu...
Scouting for Growth's VanderLinden: Closing the Gap Between Capital Allocation, Innovative Ventures
The podcast has garnered over 2.5 million downloads and averages 175,000 monthly listeners across 60 countries in Europe, the United States,...
U of St. Gallen’s Braun: Rising Storm Losses Reshape Risk Pricing in Capital Markets
Alexander Braun, associate professor, director, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, discusses his co-authored study...
AM Best: Higher Exposure to Level 3 Bonds Brings Valuation Risk for Life/Annuity Segment
The life/annuity segment is fueling the industry’s Level 3 bond holdings, according to a new Best's Special Report discussed by Kaitlin Pias...
AM Best: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point – Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?
Whether reinsurers can maintain the discipline that produced profitable results is key, according to a new Best’s Market Segment Report disc...
AM Best’s Analytical Briefing – Cyber Insurance: Navigating the Complexities
Industry executives, innovation leaders and AM Best analysts discuss the complexities of cyber capacities, underwriting and what to expect i...
AM Best: Unaffiliated Offshore Reinsurance Deals Drive Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Market
The asset-intensive reinsurance market remains competitive as annuity growth slows at primary insurers, according to a new Best's Special Re...
AM Best: World’s 50 Largest Reinsurers
A new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by AM Best Senior Financial Analyst Christopher Pennings finds the California wildfires in Janu...
Issues & Answers: Rethinking Casualty
Jayson Taylor, Head of Casualty at MSIG USA, said by focusing on long-term portfolio quality and partnership, the company is well positioned...
Issues & Answers: Strada Scales AI Success
Amir Prodensky, CEO of Strada, said the organizations that will lead are treating artificial intelligence as an operational lever rather tha...
Issues & Answers: Mutual Success
Russ Johnston, president of Commercial, E&S and Specialty at Nationwide, said that one of the company’s fundamental pillars is its trust.
Issues & Answers: Growth Through Diversity
Brad Ash, Chief Underwriting Officer for ISMIE, said the forces of consolidation and the growing presence of private equity money within hea...
Issues & Answers: What Separates Agentic AI Hype from Business Impact
Vikas Acharya is Senior Vice President of Global Products and Technology Solutions at Xceedance said organizations that struggle to move bey...
Mutual Values Drive Long-Term Success
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance has built its business around serving policyholders first. Lindsey DiGangi, senior vice president a...
BestWire: MS&AD Surges to Top of Private Flood Insurance Market
Senior Associate Editor Renee Kiriluk-Hill details her BestWire reporting that shows MS&AD US Insurance Group vaulted from fourth to first a...
AM Best’s Analytical Briefing – How Are Insurers Using AI?
AM Best’s analytical staff and industry experts assess the current state of artificial intelligence (AI) in the insurance industry.
BestWire's Dopp: US Group Life In Force Grows as Top Carriers Mostly Stable
Terry Dopp, senior associate editor, AM Best, details the 2026 Best's Rankings of the U.S. group life in force top carriers.
AM Best: Reinsurers’ Returns Exceed Cost of Capital Despite Softening Market
Durable program changes have raised the floor for return on equity over the past three years, according to a new Best's Market Segment Repor...