Divya Sangameshwar, an insurance expert and spokesperson for ValuePenguin, discusses a company report that shows while auto insurance premiums are rising for the seventh year in a row, this year rates are expected to increase only 7.5% compared with 16.5% in 2024.

Tom Varney, regional manager for Allianz Commercial, discusses the top global business risks for 2025 as identified in Allianz’s Risk Barometer, including cyber threats, business interruption, and climate-related events, highlighting the importance of resilience and collaboration among insurers, brokers, and businesses.

Prince Varma, global vice president, and Ben Blanquera, VP of technology and sustainability, both of Rackspace Technology, discuss a recent survey.

AM Best's Aaron Li discusses a new special report that examines how the rapid adoption of new energy vehicles in China is affecting motor insurers and the motor insurance market.

Ryan Stokes, client partner at Xceedance, discusses how AI and virtual tools are revolutionizing the property claims process, enabling faster damage assessments, fraud prevention, and quicker payouts.

Julia Borman, a leading expert at Verisk, discusses the company’s innovative wildfire catastrophe model, its alignment with new California regulations, and its role in enhancing risk assessment, pricing, and resilience planning for insurers facing the escalating challenges of wildfire activity.

Jeff Beligotti, head of long-term care solutions at New York Life, discusses the growing need for long-term care insurance, the financial hurdles aging Americans encounter and the vital role advisers play in addressing these challenges.

Jarrod Schlesinger, global head of financial lines and cyber at Allianz, discusses the rising demand for directors & officers insurance amid escalating regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical instability and risks associated with AI and litigation funding.

AM Best senior analytical staff explore common types of insurance ABS transactions and the key assumptions behind their ratings. They will discuss the default rates applied to the transactions’ collateral, the asset-dependent recovery rates, the use of credit substitution and enhancement on collateral and rated securities and the determination of the implied rating of the securities by applying AM Best’s Idealized Issue Default Matrix.

Fred Smith, EVP of mining and metals at CAC Specialty, discusses the potential of Arkansas lithium discovery, the operational and environmental risks in lithium extraction, and how insurance markets can adapt to support the growing U.S. electric vehicle battery production industry.