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AM Best Trilogy: The Company, The Industry, The Man

AM Best publishes three books, which detail the history of AM Best, credit rating agencies and the life of Alfred M. Best.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Relationship Troubles

APCIA: Regulators’ rejection of communicable disease exclusion filings threatens reinsurer/insurer alliances.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

COVID-19 and Y2K

A reader shares experiences of dealing with a different ‘novel’ event years ago and looks at today’s challenges.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Spread the Word

Badger Mutual’s Dan Wolfgram discusses the importance of building relationships and “overcommunicating” during challenging times like a global pandemic.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

New York Life Names Craig DeSanto President

Also, International Insurance Society president-CEO to retire, Aviva names successor to retiring CEO, and newly created COO role filled at Suncorp.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Top U.S. Life/Health Insurers

Ranked by 2019 ordinary life business issued.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

A Turn of Events

COVID-19 is forcing the cancellation of concerts and sports matches and bringing change to the event cancellation insurance market.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Threats Continue

Ransomware incidents help to fuel growth of cyber coverage.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

A New Dawn

COVID-19 is realigning risks for insurers and bolstering consumer appetite for digital approaches.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Hold the Line

Goldman Sachs Asset Management: Insurers likely to retain assets ahead of rebound from COVID-19 market dip.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Risk Transfer Mechanisms

Additional insured or contract indemnitee? What difference does it make?

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Top 50 World's Largest Reinsurance Groups

Ranked by unaffiliated gross premiums written in 2019.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Transformation Accelerated

Top insurance leaders share their thoughts about how the pandemic will impact the industry going forward. Also, a look at New York Life’s 175-year history and an examination of business interruption insurance litigation.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

New Rules

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

An Old and a New Problem

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

A Hard Reality

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

Pandemic Partnerships

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

Making Waves

COVID-19 reveals a possible future upswell of liabilities for insurers.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

Setting the Right Tone

Insurers must clarify the role insurance can play in recovering from future pandemics.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

Next Steps

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is engaged in ongoing efforts to develop capital standards for U.S. insurance groups comparable to its European counterpart’s and other international capital requirements.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

The State of Surplus Lines, the Florida Market, and a Look at Captives

Experts review the surplus lines sector, opportunities for captives, the state of the Florida market and the possible changes in a post-pandemic insurance industry.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

COVID-19 and Creativity

Hockey and lacrosse equipment factories are making face shields, a group raises funds for children affected by the coronavirus, students gain ‘real-world’ experience in dealing with a pandemic and the growth of telemedicine has its risks. AMBestTV an...

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

Top 200 U.S. Combined Life & Health Insurers

Ranked by 2019 admitted assets.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

New Company Buzzes In

Hudson Structured Capital Management creates new special purpose insurer—Bumblebee Re.

Posted: Jul 31, 2020