Patrick Ryan, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Ryan Specialty will transition to the role of executive chairman on Oct. 1, when Tim Turner will become chief executive officer. They spoke to AM Best about their long relationship and the future of the company.

In his book, Price Writers Co-Founder Jeremy Keating discusses his nine-step method designed to help insurance pricing directors build a winning team and excel in today’s challenging market.

Sarat Varanasi, North American insurance business leader at Cognizant, discusses how technologies such as generative artificial intelligence and digital twins will impact the insurance industry for years to come, especially the customer experience.

Rahul Khanna, global head of marine risk consulting at Allianz Commercial, says that lost vessels hit a record low in 2023, but fires aboard large container ships have increased.

Mo Tooker, head of Commercial Lines for The Hartford discusses the findings of the company’s recently released ‘Risk Monitor’ which surveyed brokers and customers as to what their biggest risk concerns were. Among those concerns are the economy, supply-chain disruption and political uncertainty.

Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt, hosts of the Insurance Podcast, take on homeowners, auto, business insurance companies and the people who work for them in their media platform.

William Flinker, Assistant Vice President of the Accident & Health Division at Philadelphia Insurance Cos., said PHLY provides a lot of benefits for agents doing business in the Accident & Health segment.

Jeremy Lane, Head of Mortality Services in the United States for Swiss Re, said that accelerated underwriting (AUW) has become increasingly essential for many insurance companies.

Jill Mraz, Business Development Executive at Munich Re US, said the company is looking to spread the word about insurance careers.

Derek Freihaut, Principal and Consulting Actuary for Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, said expected adverse deviation (EAD) can be a risk management tool well beyond assessing risk distribution.