David Zell, vice president, specialty programs, QBE Insurance, said if a verdict goes awry, insurers sometimes audit the files of the defense attorney they hired, then seek recovery of some of the loss. Zell spoke with AM Best TV at the 2023 WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego.

Sam Baig and Jeff McNatt, both of Amwins, said the insurance property market is still recovering, while cyber coverage remains a challenge to the casualty sectors. Both spoke with AM Best TV at the WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego.

Jodie Kaufman Davis, EVP, H.W. Kaufman Group, said the insurance industry is providing opportunities to educate college students and graduates about what it has to offer. She spoke with AM Best TV at the 2023 WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego.

Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld, national property CEO & president, RT Specialty, and a WSIA board member, said the continued growth of the surplus lines sector increases both the demand and opportunities for insurance talent.

A panel of industry experts at the 2023 WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego discussed how climate and technology are driving new and emerging exposures, and how innovation in excess & surplus makes that market well equipped to handle those risks.

A panel of industry experts at the 2023 WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego discussed how flexibility of the surplus lines market provides a faster response to various issues in the cyber space.

Insurance and technology experts gathered by AM Best TV at the WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego said insurers should use caution in deploying artificial intelligence-enabled technology or risk issues of privacy, risk management, and governance.

A panel of industry experts at the 2023 WSIA Annual Marketplace in San Diego discussed artificial intelligence, its use in the industry, how it will aid underwriters and its impact on work efficiency.

Dale Hoppe, Vice President of Workers' Compensation Programs at Nationwide Excess & Surplus/Specialty said the fluctuating and changing workplace dynamics is having an impact on the workers’ compensation market.  

Arthur Randolph, principal and consulting actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources said that insurers writing homeowners’ policies in Florida face a myriad of challenges including surplus erosion.