Insurance news, interviews, rating announcements and more.

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Trade uncertainty continues to cloud the Canadian economic outlook, according to a Best&#39;s Special Report outlined by AM Best Director Ann Modica.

AM Best:  Canadian Economic Growth Has Been Volatile

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Andrea 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 insurance value chain, and how underwriting discipline, technological innovation and experience will separate the strongest players from the rest. Keenan spoke with AM Best TV at the Target Market’s Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.

AM Best’s Keenan: MGA Market Faces Test as Insurance Cycle Softens

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As 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&#39;s Market Segment Report that answers the question.

AM Best: Casualty Sidecars Transfer the Risk, but Not Always the Tail

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A new Best&#39;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 softer market conditions to optimize protection and support growth.

AM Best: Asia Focus – Resilience Through Transformation

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Scott Raileanu, enterprise sales executive, manufacturing, Origami Risk, discusses how manufacturers are evaluating risk-retention strategies, improving safety performance and using data to make more informed coverage decisions.

Origami Risk’s Raileanu: Manufacturers Turn to Captives, Data to Manage Risk, Insurance Costs

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AM Best Associate Director Dan Hofmeister and Financial Analyst Patrick Cyphers discuss a Best&#39;s Market Segment Report that finds nominal capital levels are at record highs, but the amount of capital required to support the risks being assumed by the industry has remained comparatively flat.

AM Best: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline

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The global life reinsurance outlook remains Stable, led by highly rated, diversified, well capitalized, and experienced companies, according to a new Best&#39;s Market Segment Report discussed by AM Best Director Edward Kohlberg.

AM Best: Market Segment Outlook – Global Life Reinsurance

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Richard Green, board chair, Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents, discusses flood and business interruption coverage gaps, evolving weather risks and ways to improve consumer education and resilience.

MAIA’s Green: Weather Risks Expose Insurance Coverage Gaps

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Mark Warshawsky, senior fellow and Wilson H. Taylor chair in healthcare and retirement policy, American Enterprise Institute, discusses his co-authored research, commissioned by the American Council of Life Insurers, on retirement income strategies and the growing role of annuities in helping retirees achieve greater financial security.

American Enterprise Institute’s Warshawsky: Annuities Take Center Stage in Retirement Income Strategies

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AM Best Financial Analyst Jaime Quito outlines a new Best&#39;s Market Segment Report that finds non-affiliated health premiums ceded reached nearly $100 billion in 2025, accounting for 47% of total health premiums ceded.

AM Best: Reinsurance Solutions Becoming More Viable for Health Insurers

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Marcel 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 high-yield corporate debt, revealing a liquidity-driven, countercyclical investment strategy.

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt’s Beyer: How European Insurers Shifted From Safety to High Yield During COVID-19 Stress

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Elisabeth 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 call it common sense underwriting. That’s our hallmark.”

Issues & Answers: Strength Built To Last

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The offshore annuity channel is driving growth in the US life reinsurance market, according to a new Best&#39;s Market Segment Report discussed by Edward Kohlberg, director, and Lou Silvers, senior financial analyst, both of AM Best.

AM Best: Global Life/Annuity Reinsurers Remain Poised for Steady Growth

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Karen Terry, corporate vice president and director of insurance research, LIMRA, discusses rising U.S. life insurance sales and how digital distribution and shifting consumer demand are creating new growth opportunities.

LIMRA’s Terry: US Life Insurance Sales Gain Momentum as Policy Growth Accelerates

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Taylor Evans, manager, marketing &amp; communications, IAT Insurance Group, discusses how the What’s Brewing podcast evolved into a fast, engaging platform delivering timely insights on trends, including AI.

IAT Insurance Groups Evans: Podcast Is Brewing Insurance Insights

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Carrie Brodzinski, chief underwriting officer at MSIG USA, said as underwriting becomes more data- and AI-enabled, the role of the underwriter becomes more sophisticated.

Issues & Answers: Underwriting the Future

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Attorney Scott Seaman, partner, Hinshaw &amp; Culbertson, discusses his book, “America 250: The History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United States,” examining insurance&#39;s legacy and the risks shaping its future.

Hinshaw & Culbertson’s Seaman: Insurance Has Been a Cornerstone of America’s Growth for More Than 250 Years

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Reena Batra, vice president, data science, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discusses elevated auto insurance shopping, changing consumer behavior and how insurers can leverage data to strengthen retention and identify new growth opportunities.

LexisNexis' Batra: Auto Insurance Shopping Remains Near Record Highs

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Ingrid 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 claims process.

Issues & Answers: Using AI To Speed Up Claims

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David Nelson, executive vice president, Nationwide E&amp;S Wholesale, said disciplined underwriting, smarter data and technology are key to navigating complexity and capturing opportunity in E&amp;S.

Issues & Answers: Navigating E&S Complexity

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