Recent college protests and upcoming political elections raise potential risks and escalate business leaders’ concerns about growing violence, said Beazley Focus Group Leader Lucy Straker and Head of North American commercial property Matthew Westhoff.

Bryan Falchuk, host of The Future of Insurance podcast, offers his views on industry opportunities, sharing his experiences, insights and a series of case studies from his book of the same name.

Marc Rothchild, head of claims for Xceedance, and Peter Flynn, head of personal lines, Americas at Xceedance, discuss how emerging technologies, including AI, can expedite claims resolution enabling insurance companies to resolve more claims faster and better serve their customers.

AM Best Associate Director Jason Hopper highlights a new Best's Special Report on annuities that finds strong premium inflows invested at higher rates drive up asset yields.

Nirmal Ranganathan, vice president engineering AI architect at Rackspace Technology, says insurers could gain satisfaction from cutting costs and increasing some sales through IT, but many don’t realize they could benefit significantly from integrating AI throughout the business.

In his book, Agent to Agent: Revealing the Story and Strategy for Insurance People, BI&I Group Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leo Bados Jr. shares tips for building an insurance business and leading a team with confidence.  

Tanner Sheehan, vice president and general manager at US Claim Solutions, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, said according to their survey data, 57% of automobile insurance claimants were more likely to hire an attorney before ever even having a conversation with their insurer

Troy Teepe, vice president of safety at Charles Taylor, says with workers’ compensation premiums on the rise, a safety-first culture is critically important in the workplace

Tim Senechalle, Chief Investment Officer for AAM, said the P/C industry has a healthy balance of equity exposure.

Mark Berven, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nationwide Property & Casualty, said that as severe weather increases, we must shift to a “predict and prevent” mindset to protect customers.