A.m. Best Radio Podcast
- Autor: Vários
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- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 192:20:49
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Insurance news, interviews, rating announcements and more.
Episódios
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AM Best: Cat Bond Growth Accelerates as Loss Multiples Compress
24/04/2026 Duração: 08minAM 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 2026, albeit slower than 2025.
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Big ‘I’’s Barrett: Rising Premiums, Under-Reviewed Policies Spotlight Need for Proactive Insurance Conversations
23/04/2026 Duração: 08minMichael Barrett, principal/agent, Trusted Choice board member, Vermont national director for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, discusses how few Americans review their insurance annually, leaving coverage gaps and opportunities for agents to engage clients proactively.
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AM Best: Affirmations Rose in 2025 for both US P/C, L/H
22/04/2026 Duração: 05minHelen Andersen, industry research analyst, discusses two new Best's Special Reports that find upgrades and downgrades both declined for the P/C segment in 2025, while life and health insurers saw an increase in upgrades but not downgrades.
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AM Best: Five US Life/Health Companies, One US Property/Casualty Company Impaired in 2024
21/04/2026 Duração: 04minJoseph Roethel, director, AM Best, discusses two Best's Special Reports that found no catastrophe-driven P/C impairments following three years of elevated storm losses, while recent health impairments include a number of troubled affiliates.
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AM Best: Benchmarking EMEA Ratings – Improving Credit Quality, but Common Themes Highlighted as Weaknesses
20/04/2026 Duração: 06minBen Diaz-Clegg, associate director, analytics, AM Best, discusses a Best's Special Report that finds the stability of macroeconomic conditions through 2024 and 2025, in addition to generally robust levels of profitability in many segments, underpinned the strengthening of key balance sheet strength fundamentals.
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Commercial Property Owners Confident in Buildings but Wary of Weather Coverage
17/04/2026 Duração: 05minJason Ragsdale, AVP risk management technical specialization at Nationwide, discusses a company survey revealing while more than 90% of commercial property owners are confident in their buildings’ structural integrity, fewer than 40% feel fully protected against severe weather, highlighting a gap between awareness and preparedness.
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AM Best: First Look – 2025 US Property/Casualty Financial Results
16/04/2026 Duração: 08minDavid Blades, associate director, AM Best, discusses a new Best's Special Report that finds muted insured catastrophe losses during the second half of 2025 significantly benefitted net underwriting income for the year.
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Issues & Answers: The Great Outdoors Market
15/04/2026 Duração: 05minHollie Campe-Astridge, assistant vice president in the Sports & Recreation Department at Philadelphia Insurance Cos., said health and wellness trends are continuing to support demand for outdoor experiences.
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Issues & Answers: Microcap D&O
14/04/2026 Duração: 09minDavid Bock, associate vice president, head of Midwest and West Public D&O for Nationwide’s commercial liability team, discusses how micro- and small-cap public companies differ from larger public companies in risk profile, claims activity and governance structure.
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MSIG USA CUO: Data-Driven Growth
13/04/2026 Duração: 08minBrian Botkin, chief underwriting officer at MSIG USA, said that the company’s growth has come through a very disciplined underwriting approach and a build-out of its specialty underwriting capabilities.
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Majesco’s Chief Strategist Combines Tech, Creativity in Guiding Businesses
10/04/2026 Duração: 26minMajesco Chief Strategy Officer Denise Garth, who is regarded as one of the most influential executives in insurance, has built expertise with leveraging both the analytical and creative sides of her brain for her role at the insurance software developer and also when she guides startups.
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LexisNexis’ Kostyrna: AI-Fueled Fraud Surge Forces Insurers to Rethink Identity Verification
09/04/2026 Duração: 13minJennifer Kostyrna, director of product management, identity solutions at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, explains how generative AI is rapidly transforming the identity risk landscape for personal lines insurers, enabling more sophisticated and scalable fraud across the policy life cycle.
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BestWire: CMS Threatens Suspension of Elevance’s Medicare Part D Program Over Data Reporting Issues
08/04/2026 Duração: 03minSenior Associate Editor Steve Hallo discusses his BestWire story detailing how The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to suspend enrollment in Elevance Health Inc.’s Medicare Advantage Part D over persistent noncompliance with risk-adjustment data reporting rules.
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AM Best: US D&O Liability Market – Prioritizing Long-Term Profitability Amid Competition, Emerging Risks
07/04/2026 Duração: 13minAM Best Director David Blades and Senior Industry Research Analyst Chris Graham discuss a new Best's Commentary that finds by year-end 2025, the D&O liability market appeared to be moving toward more modest downward premium adjustments, on average.
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BriteCo CEO: AI-Generated Images, Documents Driving Fraud Uptick for Jewelry Insurers
06/04/2026 Duração: 12minEnforcing the use of secure photo technology and maintaining "a human in the loop" are among the strategies proving to be effective at deterring claims fraud, said Dustin Lemick, CEO, BriteCo.
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Author: Leading Through Uncertainty Becomes a Defining Skill for Insurers
03/04/2026 Duração: 12minIn his book “Guardians of Uncertainty: The Making of Influential Risk Managers in the Modern World,” Ernest Legrand, co-founder and chief product officer, MAPTYCS, discusses how risk-focused leaders navigate uncertainty to drive resilience and long-term strategic value.
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BestWire: Life Insurers See Paid Family Leave as Growth Opportunity
02/04/2026 Duração: 04minBestWire Senior Associate Editor Terrence Dopp discusses his recent article explaining how life insurers are seeing paid family and medical leave insurance as a growth opportunity as more U.S. states begin mandating coverage.
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Montclair State’s Owusu: Machine Learning Shines New Light on Risk Culture in Insurance
01/04/2026 Duração: 12minMontclair State University Assistant Professor Abena Owusu discusses her co-authored study on how insurers can use machine learning to improve risk culture and oversight.
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Risky Science Podcast Explores the Models Behind Modern Risk
31/03/2026 Duração: 10minChristopher Westfall discusses how his podcast, Risky Science, brings together researchers, investors and insurers to unpack the science, data, and real-world impact of risk models that shape markets, public policy and emerging threats.
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BestWire: Florida OIR Personal Auto Rates Dropping 8% Among Top Writers
30/03/2026 Duração: 05minSenior Associate Editor Renee Kiriluk-Hill discusses her recent BestWire story highlighting how Florida’s largest personal auto insurers are cutting rates and issuing dividends to policyholders, driven by improved underwriting results, changing driving patterns, and landmark tort reform that has helped stabilize the market.