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6:30

EY-IIF Risk Survey Captures Chief Risk Officers’...

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2024/04/04

Isabelle Santenac, EY’s global insurance leader, discusses the findings of an EY-Institute of International Finance survey that finds cybersecurity at the top of the list of concerns for chief risk officers followed closely by geopolitical risks.

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2:38

AM Best: US P/C Downgrades Outpace Upgrades; US L/H...

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2024/04/03

AM Best Industry Analyst Helen Andersen discusses new Best's Special Reports that find the rise in 2023 P/C downgrades was primarily due to the personal lines segment while affirmations represent about 80% of life/health rating activity.

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14:59

Verisk's Mourad: Enhanced Claims Solutions Can...

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2024/04/02

Maroun Mourad, president, Verisk Claims Solutions discusses the need for modern and efficient claims solutions saying that it can not only save money, but enhance the ever critical customer experience

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13:59

Insurance Dudes Podcast: Create a ‘Profitable Sales...

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2024/04/01

Hosts Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feldman discuss how their podcast attempts to help agents with the challenge of running a consistently profitable and productive agency.

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11:52

US Assure’s Ferguson: US Construction on Upswing

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2024/03/29

Alan Ferguson, president, US Assure, discusses economic factors that builders face, and how they impact builders’ liability insurance.

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7:56

Challenges of Insuring Clean Energy Storage Projects

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2024/03/28

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.

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7:20

AM Best: US Life/Annuity Insurers Stay the Course...

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2024/03/27

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.

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7:52

FM Global Unveils 2024 Resilience Index

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2024/03/26

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.

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8:55

Xceedance’s Parcelli: MGAs Embrace Technology

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2024/03/25

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.

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7:33

American Modern Insurance Group CEO: Independent...

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2024/03/22

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.

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11:40

Amwins’ Nuest: Transportation Insurance Rapidly Evolving

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2024/03/21

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.

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8:52

AM Best: Weather, Reinsurance Drive P/C Market Segment

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2024/03/20

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.

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8:23

Conning Report Shows Modest Increase in 2023...

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2024/03/19

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.

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14:35

Allianz’s Khanna: Cargo Shipping Faces Many Risks

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2024/03/18

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.

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12:45

Specialty Insurance Broker: California Can Learn From...

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2024/03/15

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.

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17:23

INSTANDA's Hardcastle: Report Looks Ahead at Digital...

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2024/03/14

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.

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11:17

AM Best: US Health Insurers Expected to Remain...

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2024/03/13

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.

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14:25

LIMRA Research: Fixed Rate Deferred Annuities Soar...

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2024/03/12

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.

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14:37

Hagerty Media Launches Car-Themed Channel on Samsung TV

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2024/03/11

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.

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3:37

AM Best Managing Director Highlights Record Year for...

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2024/02/28

Emmanuel Modu, managing director, insurance-linked securities, AM Best, said factors driving record cat bond issuance include investors' preference for risks attached at higher points and cat bonds' ability to avoid secondary perils. Modu spoke with AM Best TV at the Artemis ILS NYC 2024 conference.

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