AM Best Audio Podcast

Will Strydom, senior account engineer with Travelers Insurance, national property unit, discusses prepatory steps businesses can take pre-hurricane, and how agents and brokers can assist.

Insurance Information Institute Chief Insurance Officer Dale Porfilio said the U.S. property/casualty industry saw a minor uptick in underwriting performance in 2023, while personal lines persist as the main source of underwriting losses.

Personal Risk Management Solutions President and CEO Celia Santana discusses the new PRMSbyHerSide program that addresses the insurance needs of women, including heads of household and those experiencing life-altering transitions like divorce and widowhood.

James Finucane, senior economist for Swiss Re, details the findings of a new report that shows the US Property & Casualty sector in 2024 registered its best first-quarter underwriting results in more than 15 years.

AM Best Industry Research & Public Relations Senior Director Sridhar Manyem and Senior Industry Analyst Christopher Graham highlight key findings from two new Best's Market Segment Reports on the global and U.S. cyber insurance segments.

Emily Law, director of analytics for Verisk Claims, says while artificial intelligence has revolutionized digital media, it has also heightened the risk of generating fraudulent content.

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.