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3:55

AM Best's Walker: Trust Is Foundation for Insurance...

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2025/05/14

Dawn Walker, associate director, AM Best, warns of privacy concerns as the sector increasingly adopts automation technologies. Walker spoke with AM Best TV at the InsurTech Hartford Symposium 2025.

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9:35

Allstate Exec: App Aims to Build Connection,...

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2025/05/13

Mike Antognoli, Allstate’s mobile product director, said the insurer’s app, which has five million monthly users, uses driving information to tailor risk management and offer cost savings for safe driving. The app also aims to build connections to alert customers to where to park, cheap fuel, and potential weather hazards, he said.

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10:07

AM Best's Modica: Fed Indicates Risks of Higher...

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2025/05/12

AM Best Director Ann Modica discusses the implications of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's decision to hold interest rates steady, and what the bond market is telling us about the future of monetary policy this year.

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9:37

Marsh’s Schioppo: Rebound in M&A Fuel Surge in...

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2025/05/08

Craig Schioppo, global head, Marsh’s Transactional Risk Group, discusses how a resurgence in M&A activity, growing demand for tax insurance, and expansion into emerging markets like Dubai and Latin America drove significant global growth in the transactional risk insurance market in 2024.

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11:45

Author: Sustainability Reshapes Insurance Industry...

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2025/05/02

In a book he co-authored, Sustainability and the Insurance Market: Trends and Challenges, University of Valencia’s Juan Bataller-Grau explores sustainability’s impact on insurance, shaping risk management, responsibility and profitability.

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10:16

Propelling AI’s Value for Insurers

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2025/05/01

Brandon Nuttall, chief digital and AI officer for Xceedance, said generative AI is becoming more integral for insurance executives’ technology strategy, but moving from “buzz to business value” remains a challenge.

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6:55

Tennessee’s Lawrence: Consumer Choice, Competition to...

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2025/04/25

Carter Lawrence, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, said choices and competition in a business-friendly environment will help the insurance market meet the needs of the state’s growing population. Lawrence spoke with AM Best TV at the CIRCA ReConnect Conference in Grand Cayman.

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11:46

Allianz’s Todorovich: Risks Rise in Global Political...

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2025/04/24

Srdjan Todorovic, head of political violence and hostile environment solutions at Allianz Commercial, discusses key findings from the latest Allianz report, including terrorism trends, sabotage threats and the growing complexity of civil unrest that businesses face worldwide.

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10:40

Beazley’s Barker: Company Report Highlights...

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2025/04/23

Jordan Barker, climate risk specialist, Beazley, discusses how rising economic uncertainty is pushing sustainability lower on the corporate agenda, despite growing exposure to extreme weather and energy transition risks.

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10:12

LIMRA’s Hodgens: Workplace Benefits Brokers Take...

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2025/04/22

Bryan Hodgens, head of research, LIMRA, discusses how economic pressures, remote work trends, and rising employer expectations are transforming benefits brokers into data-driven, consultative partners.

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11:42

LGA’s Seetharaman: How Technology Is Expanding Access...

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2025/04/21

Raju Seetharaman, technology chief, Legal & General America, discusses how AI, data analytics and digital innovation are transforming life insurance by streamlining underwriting, empowering agents and expanding access for customers with complex health profiles.

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8:27

FM's Majka: Denmark Tops 2025 Resilience Index

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2025/04/18

Climate risk, supply chain and geopolitical risk continue to be major concerns, said Christopher Majka, staff vice president of data visualization, FM. He noted that proprietary cybersecurity data has been introduced into the index this year.

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14:16

Swiss Re’s Sprackling: Medical Advances Reshape...

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2025/04/17

Neil Sprackling, CEO of Life and Health Re US at Swiss Re, explores how breakthroughs in personalized medicine, metabolic health and early disease detection are transforming longevity expectations and underwriting in the insurance industry.

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3:47

AM Best: Medicaid Redeterminations Put Pressure on...

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2025/04/16

AM Best Associate Director Jason Hopper and Industry Analyst Kaitlin Piasecki discuss a new Best's Special Report that finds eligibility redeterminations after public health emergencies are leading to a mismatch between acuity and rates.

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6:16

Insurmark’s Dickson: As Tornado Season Intensifies,...

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2025/04/15

John Dickson, CEO and president of Insurmark, discusses the rising frequency and severity of tornadoes, wind, and hail storms, the evolving insurance landscape, and the critical steps homeowners and agents should take to mitigate risk and ensure adequate coverage.

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23:43

Author: Book Unravels the Complexity of Claims-Made...

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2025/04/11

In his book, Claims-Made Insurance: The Policy That Changed the Industry, Fisher Consulting President Frederick Fisher explores the intricacies of claims-made policies, offering a comprehensive guide to their evolution, components and challenges.

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14:16

Issues & Answers: Evolution of Risk

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2025/04/10

John Lopes, executive vice president, Nationwide Alternative Ventures and Emerging Markets, said that given the size and scope of the company, Nationwide is one of the most diversified carriers in the U.S.

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8:25

AM Best: ILS Market Posts Stellar Returns Yet Again...

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2025/04/09

Wai Tang, senior director, and Matt Tuite, director, both of AM Best, discuss a new Best's Special Report that finds ILS capacity reached a record high in 2024, as did issuance of 144A natural catastrophe bonds.

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12:55

Bermuda’s Williams-Charles: Long-Term Insurance...

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2025/04/08

Suzanne Williams-Charles, CEO of Bermuda International Long-Term Insurers and Reinsurers, discusses how the island is balancing robust regulation with innovation in life and annuity markets.

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18:55

Hartford Financial's Kubursi: D&O Insurers Must...

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2025/04/07

While cyber is becoming more of an operational risk, increased severity trends and emerging technologies such as AI are raising concerns, said Ziad Kubursi, head of Financial & Executive Liability, Hartford Financial.

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