• Challenges of Insuring Clean Energy Storage Projects

    Christopher Giuffre, chief strategy officer and co-founder USQRisk, discusses the unique aspects of clean energy storage and how the insurance industry is addressing those risk challenges.

    7m | Mar 28, 2024
  • AM Best: US Life/Annuity Insurers Stay the Course Amid 2024 Uncertainty

    AM Best Senior Director Michael Porcelli discusses a new Best's Market Segment Outlook that finds the U.S. L/A segment performed well in 2023, owing to strong liquidity and capital positions, robust annuity sales and slightly improved new money yields in a benign credit environment.

    7m | Mar 27, 2024
  • FM Global Unveils 2024 Resilience Index

    Christopher Majka, staff vice president of data visualization for FM Global, discusses the company’s Global Resilience Index that assess the relative resilience of various countries and finds Denmark, Luxembourg, and Switzerland at the top of the chart.

    7m | Mar 26, 2024
  • Xceedance’s Parcelli: MGAs Embrace Technology

    Michael Parcelli, SVP MGA Operations, Xceedance, discusses the rapid evolution of managing general agents, and how embedded insurance offerings could be the next part of their ascendance.

    8m | Mar 25, 2024
  • American Modern Insurance Group CEO: Independent Agents Weigh In on Future of Insurance

    Andreas Kleiner, president and CEO of American Modern Insurance Group, discusses the company's Agent Perspectives Report that includes views on the economy, the use of technology and cultivating the next generation of agency talent.

    7m | Mar 22, 2024
  • Amwins’ Nuest: Transportation Insurance Rapidly Evolving

    Jennifer Nuest, transportation national practice leader for Amwins discusses the state of the industry for transportation coverage and the rapidly changing market, which she attributes to newer technology along with the importance of reputational management of companies.

    11m | Mar 21, 2024
  • AM Best: Weather, Reinsurance Drive P/C Market Segment

    Given the recent change in weather patterns, secondary perils have become more intense, resulting in higher losses for primary insurers due to higher retentions, said Daniel Ryan, senior director, AM Best, referencing a Best's Market Segment Report.

    8m | Mar 20, 2024
  • Conning Report Shows Modest Increase in 2023 Insurance M&A

    Scott Hawkins, head of insurance research at Conning, discusses the company's annual mergers and acquisitions report that shows insurance M&A rose from 125 in 2022 to 143 in 2023.

    8m | Mar 19, 2024
  • Allianz’s Khanna: Cargo Shipping Faces Many Risks

    Rahul Khanna, global head of marine risk consulting for Allianz Commercial, discusses obstacles the shipping industry is facing, including floating mines in the Black Sea, diversion of ships and the industry’s vulnerability to cyberattacks.

    14m | Mar 18, 2024
  • Specialty Insurance Broker: California Can Learn From Flood History

    Matt Power, president of One80 Intermediaries and Laurie Johnson, an expert in disaster recovery and hazards/climate resiliency planning, look back at the Great Flood of 1862 in California and what a similar flood today would mean in terms of insurance and recovery.

    12m | Mar 15, 2024
  • INSTANDA's Hardcastle: Report Looks Ahead at Digital Insurance Landscape

    Tim Hardcastle, CEO and co-founder of INSTANDA, discusses a new report that shows what consumers want from their insurers, and how this represents an opportunity for the insurance industry.

    17m | Mar 14, 2024
  • AM Best: US Health Insurers Expected to Remain Resilient Amid Challenges in 2024.

    AM Best Senior Director Sally Rosen and Director Joseph Zazzera review a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds the U.S. health segment is likely to thrive in 2024, despite several headwinds.

    11m | Mar 13, 2024
  • LIMRA Research: Fixed Rate Deferred Annuities Soar 46% in 2023

    Bill Hodgins, head of research, LIMRA, explains what’s driving fixed rate deferred annuity sales, which rose to $165 billion in 2023 after a record-setting session the prior year and more than tripling 2021’s mark.

    14m | Mar 12, 2024
  • Hagerty Media Launches Car-Themed Channel on Samsung TV

    Paul Rehrig, president of Hagerty Media and Entertainment, in association with Hagerty Insurance, discusses the company’s new TV channel and how it ties into its brand-building strategy.

    14m | Mar 11, 2024
  • E&S Is a 'PHLY Special'

    Stephen Decker, AVP, PHLY E&S Insurance Solutions, said that artificial intelligence, among other things, is having a huge impact on the surplus lines sector.

    6m | Mar 8, 2024
  • Transunion Report Finds Auto Insurers Progressing on Rate Adequacy

    Stothard Deal, vice president of strategic planning for TransUnion’s insurance business, discusses the findings of a recent report showing personal lines trends and that the financial picture for insurers is improving.

    9m | Mar 7, 2024
  • AM Best: More Life/Health Insurers Are Outsourcing Investment Management

    Jason Hopper, associate director, AM Best, discusses a new Best's Special Report that finds that insurers continue to appreciate the cost/benefit improvements from outsourcing investment management.

    4m | Mar 6, 2024
  • Biden Proposal Would Curb Prior Authorization

    Erik Wissig, COO of ICHRA health care platform SureCo, discusses a new set rules from the Biden administration that seeks to halt private health insurance companies’ use of prior authorization – a practice that requires insurance company permission before obtaining medication or having a procedure.

    7m | Mar 5, 2024
  • Data Driven E&S

    John Anthony, senior vice president, Contract P&C, Nationwide E&S Specialty, says he sees an ever-expanding opportunity in the surplus lines sector, “which is one of the things that we're looking to sophisticate on within the risk selection process to be able to handle a lot of these new and dynamic risks.”

    8m | Mar 4, 2024
  • CAC Specialty’s Daly: Competitive Marketplace, Declining Rates Create ‘Interesting Times’ in D&O

    Colin Daly, executive vice president, financial lines practice co-leader, CAC Specialty, discusses recent major shifts in the directors and officers insurance market, including significant rate declines, particularly in public D&O.

    23m | Mar 1, 2024
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