Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAM Best: Cat Bond Growth Accelerates as Loss Multiples Compress
AM Best Senior Director Wai Tang and Director Matthew Tuite discuss a new Best's Special Report that finds that the ILS market is expected to grow in…
6 months ago
Big ‘I’’s Barrett: Rising Premiums, Under-Reviewed Policies Spotlight Need for Proactive Insurance Conversations
Michael Barrett, principal/agent, Trusted Choice board member, Vermont national director for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, d…
6 months, 1 week ago
AM Best: Affirmations Rose in 2025 for both US P/C, L/H
Helen Andersen, industry research analyst, discusses two new Best's Special Reports that find upgrades and downgrades both declined for the P/C segme…
6 months, 1 week ago
AM Best: Five US Life/Health Companies, One US Property/Casualty Company Impaired in 2024
Joseph Roethel, director, AM Best, discusses two Best's Special Reports that found no catastrophe-driven P/C impairments following three years of ele…
6 months, 1 week ago
AM Best: Benchmarking EMEA Ratings – Improving Credit Quality, but Common Themes Highlighted as Weaknesses
Ben Diaz-Clegg, associate director, analytics, AM Best, discusses a Best's Special Report that finds the stability of macroeconomic conditions throug…
6 months, 1 week ago
Commercial Property Owners Confident in Buildings but Wary of Weather Coverage
Jason Ragsdale, AVP risk management technical specialization at Nationwide, discusses a company survey revealing while more than 90% of commercial pr…
6 months, 1 week ago
AM Best: First Look – 2025 US Property/Casualty Financial Results
David Blades, associate director, AM Best, discusses a new Best's Special Report that finds muted insured catastrophe losses during the second half o…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Issues & Answers: The Great Outdoors Market
Hollie Campe-Astridge, assistant vice president in the Sports & Recreation Department at Philadelphia Insurance Cos., said health and wellness trends…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Issues & Answers: Microcap D&O
David Bock, associate vice president, head of Midwest and West Public D&O for Nationwide’s commercial liability team, discusses how micro- and small-…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
MSIG USA CUO: Data-Driven Growth
Brian Botkin, chief underwriting officer at MSIG USA, said that the company’s growth has come through a very disciplined underwriting approach and a …
6 months, 2 weeks ago