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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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15:34

SOA to Participate in Department of Commerce AI...

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2024/02/27

Dale Hall, managing director of research, Society Of Actuaries Research Institute, discusses the organization’s plan to lend its actuarial expertise and participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of artificial intelligence.

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22:58

NeuralMetrics’ Schrenk and Daley: AI Enhancing...

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2024/02/26

NeuralMetrics Chief Underwriting Officer Chris Schrenk and Technical Co-Founder Marcus Daley said more smaller insurers are becoming interested in AI and the efficiency gains, accessibility and cost savings it offers.

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10:43

InnSure’s Sidoti: Community-Embedded Insurance...

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2024/02/23

InnSure Executive Director Charlie Sidoti said community-embedded insurance is an “innovative model” to improve access and deal with rising weather-related risks fueled by climate change.

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6:54

Nationwide's Fenton: Extreme Weather More Frequent,...

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2024/02/22

Tony Fenton, vice president of product and underwriting for Nationwide, discusses the company's Agency Forward survey that reveals commercial property stakeholders – including property owners, builders and business owners – are desperate to shield their assets from the increasing threat of weather-related events.

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7:52

AM Best: US Economy's Soft-Landing May Experience a...

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2024/02/21

The U.S. economy performed well in 2023, but there are signs of a potential slowdown ahead, said Ann Modica, director, AM Best, referencing a new Best's Special Report.

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9:59

Swiss Re's McGrath: Insurance Careers Month...

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2024/02/20

Katie McGrath, CEO North America for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, discusses the initiatives for Insurance Careers Month that highlight the positions the industry has to offer in its ongoing quest to recruit new talent.

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9:33

Zurich NA’s Balsam: Inflation, Social Erosion Top...

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2024/02/19

Jessica Balsam, Zurich Resilience Solutions head of climate solutions, Zurich North America, discussed the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Executive Opinion Survey and what global business executives see as the biggest risks facing G20 countries.

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19:11

Voice of Insurance Podcast: Don’t Get Lost in...

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2024/02/16

Mark Geoghegan, host of the Voice of Insurance Podcast, discusses his interviews with insurance CEOs and thought leaders covering the most salient and pressing issues facing the industry.

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8:16

LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Zona: Advances in AI...

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2024/02/15

David Zona, vice president and general manager, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discusses new virtual inspection technology that’s making the data collection process faster, easier and more accurate for risk assessment.

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13:27

Beazley’s Greenwood: Employer, ESG Risks Growing...

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2024/02/14

Global business leaders increasingly cite employer risk as the top threat facing their organizations, but recent research found many feel challenged to deal with that rising concern, said Bethany Greenwood, group head of specialty risks, Beazley.

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5:40

AM Best: Farm Bureau Insurers Are Navigating...

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2024/02/13

AM Best Senior Financial Analyst Christopher Lewis discusses a recent Best’s Market Segment Report, which found farm bureaus' incurred loss ratios are worse than the industry through 3Q23.

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11:01

Munich Re 2024 Forecast: Challenging Geopolitics,...

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2024/02/12

Michael Menhart, chief economist for Munich Re discusses the company’s just released economic forecast for 2024 that shows that the macroeconomic and (geo)political conditions that shaped the world economy last year will largely remain relevant for the year ahead.

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14:33

Aspen’s Padula: Environmental Liability Continues to...

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2024/02/09

Mike Padula, head of U.S. environmental for Aspen Insurance, explains how the environmental liability sector has changed in recent years as a result of climate risk, societal pressures, an evolving regulatory landscape and a myriad of other factors.

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12:37

Swiss Re: Second Half Results Spell Good News for US...

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2024/02/08

Thomas Holzheu, chief economist for Swiss Re Americas discusses the findings of a recently published report showing that strong premium increases combined with an easing in claims costs and strong investment returns were all cause for celebration for the US P&C industry over the second half of 2023.

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14:31

InsuranceQuotes’ Giusti: Insurers Have Super Super...

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2024/02/07

Coverages for Super Bowl LVIII will run the gamut from event, ticket and travel cancelation to liability, property damages and workers' comp for venue, watch parties and half-time entertainment, said Michael Giusti, an analyst at InsuranceQuotes.com.

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4:51

AM Best: Surety Growth, Profitability Bolstered by...

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2024/02/06

Inflationary pressures have made financing private projects more difficult, but new public projects have helped surety premiums continue to grow, said AM Best Senior Industry Analyst Christopher Graham and Senior Financial Analyst Robert Valenta, referencing a new Best's Market Segment Report.

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