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28:42

Emerging Insurance Asset Investment Risks and...

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2024/05/22

Real estate, hedge funds, private equity, stocks and credit instruments create many opportunities for investment managers. A panel of leaders and experts spoke about the trade-offs of these asset classes.

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31:32

How Insurers Are Addressing Earlier Low-Rate Investments

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2024/05/20

It’s crucial for the industry to adapt to shifting market dynamics, regulatory changes and emerging technologies in order to effectively manage assets, a panel of industry leaders told AM Best TV.

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28:13

Negotiating the Higher-Yield Insurance Asset Environment

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2024/05/20

AM Best TV hosted a panel of insurance leaders who said they believe the current economy and interest rate environment will continue to linger as the industry keeps its eye on how the Federal Reserve will respond to inflation data.

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7:51

Leaders Panel: Non-Modeled Natural Perils Drive...

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2024/05/17

Katie McGrath, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, and Martin Neuhaus, Munich Re, said non-modeled natural perils, particularly severe convective storms, have increased losses significantly, requiring insurers to adjust pricing and coverage. They were interviewed by AM Best TV at RIMS Riskworld 2024 in San Diego.

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7:10

Swiss Re's Finucane: US P&C Insurers Gaining Momentum

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2024/05/16

James Finucane, senior economist, sigma research, Swiss Re, discusses a new report that shows that strong premium gains, easing claims-cost inflation and higher investment returns are boosting US P&C industry results after a difficult period.

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3:38

AM Best: Highly Innovative Personal Auto Carriers...

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2024/05/15

AM Best Industry Analyst Helen Andersen highlights a new Best's Special Report that finds two thirds of the auto carriers whose ratings were downgraded in 2023 had innovation assessments of Moderate.

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11:40

Guy Carpenter Report Examines Cyber Model Divergence

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2024/05/14

Erica Davis, managing director and global co-head of cyber, and Jess Fung, North American cyber analytics lead, both of Guy Carpenter, discuss a new report that examines the evolution of cyber modeling.

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15:18

Verisk's Shavel: AI Expands Ability to Interpret...

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2024/05/13

Lee Shavel, CEO, Verisk, said practical applications of generative AI include tasks such as summarizing medical files and prioritizing data in commercial property underwriting. Shavel spoke with AM Best TV at the Verisk Insurance Conference 2024, held in Orlando, Florida.

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11:41

ASG Podcast Teaches Marketing Tips, Sales Strategies

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2024/05/10

Sarah Rueppel, host of the Agent Survival Guide, discusses her podcast which dispenses industry updates on Medicare Advantage and Part D plans and helps agents stay compliant while offering sales and marketing advice.

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18:41

Conning’s Bradford: Insurers’ Top Concerns Include...

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2024/05/09

Conning CEO Woody Bradford is set to become CEO of Generali Investments. Generali has a majority ownership stake in Conning, while Cathay Life Insurance and Cathay Financial Holdings own a minority stake.

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6:32

AM Best: Heightened Risk Landscape Creates New...

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2024/05/08

AM Best Senior Industry Analyst Christopher Graham discusses a new Best's Special Report that finds management of emerging risks will be critical to ensuring that carriers are prepared for stresses posed by long-tail lines and their liabilities.

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15:19

Swiss Re’s Holzheu: 2023 Natural Cat Insured Losses...

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2024/05/07

Thomas Holzheu, chief economist, Swiss Re, discusses the company’s latest natural catastrophe sigma report that shows the types of events that lead to major losses, where those events took place, and the impact on the insurance industry.

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5:48

III CEO: Legal-System Abuse Hurts Insurers, Consumers

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2024/05/06

Sean Kevelighan, CEO of the Insurance Information Institute, discusses how so called nuclear verdicts, litigation funding and other legal-system abuse drive up claims costs and ultimately lead to higher premiums for consumers.

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12:35

Insurance Regulators Sharpen Focus on AI, Machine...

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2024/05/03

Theresa Young, CSAA Insurance Group; Michael Angelina, St. Joseph's College; and Steve Clarke, Verisk, said issues also arise from lack of regulation of third-party vendors, public adjusters, and service providers, which can lead to higher claim payouts than were anticipated in pricing.

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27:47

Author: Perseverance, Dedication, Leap of Faith Keys...

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2024/05/02

In his book, Agent to Agent: Revealing the Story and Strategy for Insurance People, BI&I Group Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leo Bados Jr. shares tips for building an insurance business and leading a team with confidence.

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6:41

Into the Breach: Plan Ahead for Cyberrisks

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2024/05/01

Tim Nunziata, vice president and head of cyber risk, Commercial E&O at Nationwide said that when it comes to a cyber incident, the idea of being able to put a plan in place post‑breach is not realistic.

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9:30

AM Best's Manyem: Insurers Navigate Data Privacy,...

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2024/04/30

Sridhar Manyem, senior director, AM Best, said other key issues with data from wearables include using it ethically and compliantly. Manyem spoke with AM Best TV at Insurtech Hartford Symposium 2024.

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8:16

Panel: Interest Rates, Inflation Create Challenging...

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2024/04/29

Jay Guin, Verisk; Tim Aman, Aon; and Ole Hanekop, Hannover Re, reviewed the importance of accurate valuations and innovative solutions to address latent risks and the correlation between different lines of business. Panelists spoke with AM Best TV at the Verisk Insurance Conference 2024, held in Orlando, Florida.

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7:35

Counterpart's Hackett: ChatGPT, AI Leverage...

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2024/04/26

Tanner Hackett, CEO, Counterpart, said new machine learning and similar systems help insurers synthesize huge data sets for better underwriting, marketing and more. Hackett spoke with AM Best TV at the InsurTech Spring Conference in New York City.

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9:07

Swiss Re’s Pande: Civil Commotion Climbed 3,000% From...

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2024/04/19

Swiss Re’s Chief Property Underwriter Mohit Pande said strikes, riots and similar events are growing in frequency and severity as rising concentrations of populations in major cities create a higher density of valued assets within a heightened risk landscape.

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