Education Evolution
AM Best Research: AM Best’s Upcoming Review & Preview Reports Offer Views on 2026 for Property/Casualty, Life/Annuity and Health Segments: AM Best also plans in March to share the results of its “AI Strategy and Implementation” survey.
AM Best TV & Audio: Real-World Data Essential for Underwriting as Renewable Energy Risks Surge, Swiss Re Executive Says: Professionals also discuss captives’ roles in managing misconduct liability risk and examine the use of self-insurance to fill gaps in climate risk and cyberthreat coverage.
AM Best’s Webinars & Briefings: Panelists Examine What’s Ahead for the Global Reinsurance Sector, Review Recent Renewals: Professionals also explore the Medicare Advantage segment and discuss the latest developments in the non-life run-off market.
Academic Research: Study Shows How AI, Other Technologies Are Reshaping Insurance Culture: Justin Sydnor from University of Wisconsin-Madison spoke to AM Best TV about how emerging technologies may change the way insurers assess risk.
App Store: Apps Drive Growing Microinsurance Market: Mobile apps are boosting a sector that’s helping underserved markets.
Artificial Intelligence: AI Platforms: Insurance Market Fragmentation, Economic Challenges Complicate Industry Growth in MENA Region: AI platforms highlight MENA insurance challenges that include a reliance on oil-driven economies, low adoption rates and a regulatory patchwork.
At Large: Viewpoint: In a Fractured Property Market, Consistency Wins: Consistency is perceived as a critical part of how brokers manage client expectations.
Best's Calendars: Winter Conferences Offer Hot Topics, Warm Venues: AM Best will host an insurance market briefing in the Cayman Islands, speak at AIFA 2026 in Florida and sponsor the Bermuda Risk Summit 2026.
Best's State Rate Filings: Illinois Homeowners Multiperil Approved Rate Filings by Overall Effect With Increases of 20% or Greater: Based on an effective date beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026.
Best’s Rankings: Largest MENA Insurers – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2024 gross premium written.
Best’s Rankings: Largest Surety Insurers – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2024 direct premiums written.
Best’s State Rate Filings: Illinois Legislators Block Governor’s Move To Expand Regulator’s Rate Authority: The American Property Casualty Insurance Association said the legislation would have raised premiums, offered fewer choices for policyholders and created market instability.
Bookstore: Author: Building Insurance Resilience Requires Navigating the Unknown : Author David Spiegelhalter discusses how insurers can apply probability and risk assessment to navigate unpredictable threats and make more informed strategic and underwriting decisions.
Corporate Changes: Mergers, Acquisitions and Name, Ownership and Domiciliary Changes: Resource Life, West Virginia Mutual and Jet are among the U.S. life/health and property/casualty insurers that have experienced a corporate change.
Education: College Programs: US College Risk Management and Insurance Programs: More than 60 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs to prepare students for careers in insurance and risk management.
Education: Overview: Learning Curve: Our Readers Identify Gaps in Insurance Education: Best’s Review asked how academic institutions can better prepare tomorrow’s insurance workforce.
Education: Professors: Academics Say Future of Insurance Education Is Interactive, Collaborative: University professors are incorporating current events into their curriculum and forging closer ties with the professional world.
Education: Survey: Survey Said …: Replies to Best’s Review’s “Help Shape the Future of Insurance Education” survey provided many perspectives on how to move the industry forward.
Executive Changes: Berkshire Hathaway Promotes Geico Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive: Marsh taps successor to retiring Marsh U.K. CEO, Everest appoints group chief actuary and group CRO and Swiss Re names chief people officer.
From the Editor’s Desk: Education Evolution: Many young people are entering the workforce with gaps in their professional preparation. Academics say industry collaboration is a way forward.
Industry Research: UK Regulators: Proportionate Regulations, Sector Engagement Keys to Mutuals Growth: The regulators said in the Mutuals landscape report they have taken steps in recent years to ensure rules are not overly burdensome or costly.
Insurance Leaders: Changes at the Top: Industry Leaders Announce Retirement Plans in 2025: Warren Buffett retired as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. Other executives announcing plans to retire included Kevin Hogan at Corebridge; Dan Fishbein, Sun Life; Mary Forrest, Munich Re North America Life; and John Lupica, Chubb.
Insurance Leaders: In Memoriam: Insurance Industry Leaders of 2025: Axa founder and honorary Chairman Claude Bébéar and former Progressive Corp. Chairman and CEO Glenn Renwick were among the industry executives who died last year.
Issues & Answers: Talent Recruitment: The Future of Protection: Mark Berven, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide Property and Casualty, said that within the next decade, as much as 70% of job skills could be completely different than what they are today.
Life Insurance: Private Credit Largely Positive but Holds Risks, Life/Annuity Execs Say: Depending on whom you ask—and when—the sector is either a boon for insurers and institutional lenders or a potential source of danger if the credit market worsens.
MENA Insurers: AM Best: Saudi Arabia Works To Maintain Monetary, Economic Stability: The Insurance Authority is responsible for regulating the country’s insurance industry, a Best’s Country Risk Report says
Preferred Influencers: The Hard Market Takes an Irreverent Look at Insurance While Giving Industry Insights: Those interested in the world of insurance come for the memes and stay for the business acumen, as well as some laughs. The social media influencer’s work appears to be paying off: Its Instagram page has 66,000 followers.
Preferred Podcasters: SOA Podcast Looks To Make the Actuarial Profession Seen and Heard: Research Insights, hosted by R. Dale Hall, managing director of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, explores the various responsibilities of actuaries on a day-to-day basis.
Preferred Publishers: Family-Operated Risk Information Digs Deep in Property and Auto Insurance: Risk Information Inc., publisher of the Auto Insurance Report and the Property Insurance Report, has relied on its analysis of the insurance industry as the company has grown.
Trending: Best’s News: Trending News Includes a Feature on Workers’ Comp Claims and a Ranking of the Top Audit and Actuarial Firms: Other popular stories included a feature on a decline in all-cause mortality due to weight loss drugs and coverage of potential workforce cuts at Chubb.
Trending: Best’s Research: Trending Research Includes Reports on Affiliated Investments and on Asbestos and Environmental Loss Reserves: Other trending research includes reports on U.S. personal lines, U.S. commercial lines and on reciprocal insurance exchanges.
Underwriting & Loss Control Resources: Chemicals, Power Tools Pose Perils Around the Clock for Timepiece Manufacturers: Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports provide insights into the risks and lines of coverage for clock and watch manufacturing.
Web Traffic: Web Traffic: Visits to MENA Insurer Sites: Turkiye Sigorta A.S. leads web analytics provider Semrush's ranking of most-visited MENA insurer sites.
Web Traffic: Web Traffic: Visits to Surety Insurer Sites: Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos. leads web analytics provider Semrush's ranking of most-visited surety insurer sites.
What AM Best Says: AM Best: Major Improvements Following Weak Results Expected for Nonstandard Auto: In 2024, nonstandard auto’s combined ratio broke profitability for the first time in 11 years, according to AM Best Associate Analyst Alexander Winant. More success is expected in 2026.