Best's Review

Aon: COVID-19 Improves Reinsurance Demand

Rising risk exposures and increasing risk awareness are translating into a greater need for reinsurance.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Outer Limits

Looking out peripherally to identify emerging risks and then taking action is sound risk management.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Legal Issues

London market trade group warns on solicitors coverage shortfalls.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Chart a Course

The landscape for U.S. life/annuity reinsurance is becoming more complex and intermediaries are stepping in to help navigate the challenges.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Headwinds Remain

AM Best webinar: Canada’s property/casualty sector fares better than the life/health business in the COVID era.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

A Complex Situation

AM Best: A combination of positives and negatives has led to a stable outlook for the reinsurance sector.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

In the Cloud

Migrating systems to the cloud in the age of COVID and climate change has several advantages.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Silent Movies

Sales of TV and film production insurance are starting to rebound after COVID-19 upended the industries and brought productions to a halt for several months

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Partner Up

AIG extends its sponsorship of the LPGA Tour’s oldest major championship and an insurer continues its sponsorship of a Canadian football team after it changes its name.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

American Family Insurance Names CEO-Elect

Also, AIG names CEO of general insurance; Chubb chooses leaders for North America and global underwriting, claims; USAA creates chief brand officer role and Woodrow Cross, founder of Cross Insurance, dies at 103.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

U.S. Life/Health — 2019 Assets Distribution

Ranked by 2019 total admitted assets.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Finding Their Footing

First-half P/C insurtech net losses narrow or move to profit as businesses mature.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Autos and Agents

Best’s Review publishes AM Best’s top auto insurer rankings and looks at auto insurance distribution strategies as Allstate makes a deal to boost its presence with independent agents.

Posted: Oct 01, 2020

Defending Relevancy

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Innovation Now

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Digitally Native, Not by Choice

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Past as Prologue

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

The State of Global Reinsurance Markets, Surplus Lines and Wildfire Claims

Due to Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monaco being canceled this year, AM Best will present its annual Reinsurance Market Briefing in a virtual format. Also, experts review the upsurge in wildfire-related claims activity and take a look at the surplus l...

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

15 Years After Katrina

Finding new and better ways to reduce loss and speed recovery remains a top priority.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Name Changes, Mergers, State Actions

London Life Reinsurance and Anchor Specialty are among the life/health and property/casualty insurers in the United States and Canada that have changed names or have had other corporate changes.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

On Watch

Insurers must monitor climate change legislation that threatens the industry.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

COVID-19 Impacts Cyber, Auto

AM Best says insurers should reassess their stress scenarios for cyber and notes that declining losses have offset declining premiums for auto insurers.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Before the Bench

Test cases and consolidation requests emerged as business interruption complaints, driven by COVID-19, flowed into the courts this summer.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

A Growing Range of Global Risks

Ships stuck in ports due to the pandemic cause concern, home insurance carriers face challenges in marketing and selling products, and confirming online identities takes various steps. AMBestTV and AMBestAudio report on stories from a number of secto...

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Reaching Beyond the Industry

Pandemic risk is one of several exposures that have insurers looking outside of the industry for coverage.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020