Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPodcast Founder Benyon: Journalist Bridges Geopolitics and Insurance
David Benyon, host of The Political Risk Podcast, explains how he connects geopolitical flashpoints from war, hybrid threats, trade policy and exprop…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Insurers and Lawmakers Clash Over Credit Scores, Fair Pricing
AM Best Senior Associate Editor Steve Hallo explains how state proposals to limit credit scores could impact insurance pricing and risk assessment.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
LIMRA’s Golembiewski: US Annuity Sales Topped $461B in 2025 as Indexed Products Surge
Keith Golembiewski, AVP, director, annuity research, LIMRA, discusses 2025’s record-breaking annuity market and the evolving role of indexed products…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sidecars Surge as Reinsurers Seek Capital Flexibility and Investor Appetite Grows
BestWire News Editor Dave Pilla reports how renewed investor interest and a push for capital efficiency are fueling rapid growth in reinsurance sidec…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
AM Best: Rate Action, Investment Gains Drive US P/C Results Despite Headwinds
A new Best's Market Segment Report finds improved P/C underwriting and pricing, combined with moderate catastrophe losses, anchor strong 2025 results…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hawaii Homeowners Market Reprices Risk After Wildfires
AM Best Senior Associate Editor Renee Kiriluk-Hill examines how Hawaii’s homeowners insurers are responding to catastrophic wildfire losses with stee…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Issues & Answers: An Environmental Shift
Melissa Mulhern, assistant vice president of environmental underwriting at Philadelphia Insurance Cos., said their underwriters work with agents and …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
AM Best: Outlook for US D&O Revised to Stable
The revision from negative to stable for the directors and officers liability insurance segment is owed to rate stabilization, low loss ratios, tight…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Issues & Answers: Program for Success
Brooke Shirazi, vice president of property and ocean marine programs at Nationwide E&S Specialty, said policyholders benefit from the program offerin…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
AM Best: Caribbean Insurers’ Reinsurance Costs, Capacity Constraints Moderate, Although Climate Vulnerability Remains
AM Best Directors Bridget Maehr and Ann Modica discuss a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds Caribbean insurers are highly reliant on reinsur…
7 months, 4 weeks ago