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11:25

AM Best: US D&O Pricing Softens as Premiums Continue...

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2024/07/24

AM Best Associate Director David Blades and Senior Industry Analyst Christopher Graham discuss a new Best's Special Report that finds significant uncertainty remains about claims still open from accident years 2017-2020 and their impact on future profitability.

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11:19

Travelers' Strydom: Prepare for Hurricanes Before...

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2024/07/23

Will Strydom, senior account engineer with Travelers Insurance, national property unit, discusses prepatory steps businesses can take pre-hurricane, and how agents and brokers can assist.

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9:56

III’s Porfilio: US P/C Underwriting Improved Slightly...

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2024/07/22

Insurance Information Institute Chief Insurance Officer Dale Porfilio said the U.S. property/casualty industry saw a minor uptick in underwriting performance in 2023, while personal lines persist as the main source of underwriting losses.

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10:50

Cognizant’s Varanasi: Future of Insurance Is Exciting

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2024/07/11

Sarat Varanasi, North American insurance business leader at Cognizant, discusses how technologies such as generative artificial intelligence and digital twins will impact the insurance industry for years to come, especially the customer experience.

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19:01

Allianz’s Khanna: Shipping Industry Evolving in Two...

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2024/07/10

Rhaul Khanna, global head of marine risk consulting at Allianz Commercial, says that lost vessels hit a record low in 2023, but fires aboard large container ships have increased.

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13:22

Conning's Citroen: Economic Status for States Upgraded

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2024/06/28

Karel Citroen, head of municipal credit research, Conning, explains the company’s reasoning for upgrading all 50 states from “declining” to “stable,” anticipating a return to pre-pandemic economic conditions.

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4:08

AM Best: Florida Property Insurance Market Improves;...

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2024/06/27

AM Best Financial Analyst Josie Novak highlights new research that finds the aggregate combined ratio for active Florida specialists, as well as Citizens, outperformed AM Best's personal property composite for the first time since 2017.

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8:04

AM Best: Rapidly Increasing MGA Premiums Warrant...

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2024/06/19

AM Best Senior Director Greg Williams and Associate Director Dawn Walker discuss a new Best's Market Segment Report that determines substantial premium growth in 2023 demonstrates the importance of MGAs in the insurance value chain.

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29:27

CaseGlide’s Todd: The Case for Technology in...

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2024/06/18

Wesley Todd, CEO, CaseGlide, explains how technology and software can be deployed in dealing with an aggressive plaintiff’s bar when defending insurers in claims litigation matters.

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32:51

Beazley’s Straker and Westhoff: Nearly 33% of US...

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2024/06/17

Recent college protests and upcoming political elections raise potential risks and escalate business leaders’ concerns about growing violence, said Beazley Focus Group Leader Lucy Straker and Head of North American commercial property Matthew Westhoff.

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4:11

AM Best: Annuity Premiums Soar; Surrender Protection...

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2024/06/12

AM Best Associate Director Jason Hopper highlights a new Best's Special Report on annuities that finds strong premium inflows invested at higher rates drive up asset yields.

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13:44

Rackspace Technology’s Ranganathan: Insurers Missing...

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2024/06/11

Nirmal Ranganathan, vice president engineering AI architect at Rackspace Technology, says insurers could gain satisfaction from cutting costs and increasing some sales through IT, but many don’t realize they could benefit significantly from integrating AI throughout the business.

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7:27

NCCI: Workers’ Comp UW Premium Surges16% from 2022...

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2024/06/06

Troy Tepe, vice president of safety at Charles Taylor, says with workers’ compensation premiums on the rise, a safety-first culture is critically important in the workplace

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9:14

Continuity and Consistency

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2024/06/05

Tim Senechalle, Chief Investment Officer for AAM, said the P/C industry has a healthy balance of equity exposure.

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8:58

Resilience is Key

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2024/06/04

Mark Berven, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nationwide Property & Casualty, said that as severe weather increases, we must shift to a “predict and prevent” mindset to protect customers.

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9:00

Portfolio Finance for Insurers

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2024/06/03

Dadong Yan, Head of Barings Portfolio Finance, said portfolio finance is the next extension in the evolution of private investment grade assets.

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12:18

KCC’s Ward: Hurricanes Increasing in Intensity

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2024/05/30

Dan Ward, atmospheric scientist and director of model development, Karen Clark and Co., discusses the outlook for the 2024 hurricane season. Ward expects a very active season this year, especially in places such as Florida and Louisiana, as well as wildfire as a secondary peril.

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10:48

AM Best: Social Inflation Remains A Thorn in the Side...

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2024/05/29

AM Best Associate Director David Blades and Associate Analyst Justin Aimone discuss a new Best's Special Report that finds the impact of social inflation on insurance claims costs is unpredictable and excessive.

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6:04

Munich Re’s Bove: Very Active Hurricane Season Is Likely

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2024/05/28

Mark Bove, meteorologist & SVP of natural catastrophe solutions, Munich Re America, discusses the findings of a new hurricane outlook report that indicate an active season could be on tap for Atlantic hurricanes.

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10:54

Modeling the Future Challenge Looks to Inspire...

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2024/05/27

Nichole Semprit, senior program specialist, The Actuarial Foundation, and Moriah Sanya, STEM programs coordinator, Institute of Competition Sciences, discuss the Modeling the Future Challenge, a competition for high school students who look to solve real world problems using their math skills.

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