Standing the Test of Time
AM Best Bookstore: Author: Emerging Risks, Tort Reform Shape Future of Insurance Liability, Courtrooms: Author and professor Kenneth Abraham explores the evolving tort law landscape and its impact on liability, insurance and emerging risks.
AM Best Research: AM Best To Examine Captive Insurers and Canada Market in New Reports: AM Best also plans to begin releasing segments of its global reinsurance report this month and plans to release a report on the surplus lines sector in September.
AM Best TV & Audio: SimCorp Exec: Insurers Use Advanced Stress Testing to Navigate Geopolitical Risk, Market Volatility: Professionals also discuss risk implications for strong El Niño conditions into the fall and explore factors shaping the public entity insurance market.
AM Best Webinars & Analytical Briefings : Panelists To Examine Factors Shaping the US Captive Insurance Market: Professionals also discuss cyber insurance and its complexities and explore insurers’ use of artificial intelligence.
App Store: AI Can Help Mobile Apps Deliver Your Wish on Command, Tech Experts Say: Users of large language models need to be very clear to avoid mistakes from creeping into their work on mobile apps, technology experts say.
Artificial Intelligence: AI Predicts Captive Insurers Will Become More Proactive, Self-Reliant in Future: AI platforms expect captives to take a more active role in managing risk and to become data hubs for parent companies in coming years.
Best’s Country Risk Report: Canadian Insurers Propose Public-Private Earthquake Insurance Backstop: Canada has a CRT-1 country risk rating from AM Best, with very low levels of economic, political and financial system risk, according to a Best’s Country Risk Report.
Best’s Rankings: Largest Latin America Insurers – 2025 Gross Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 gross premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: Total Cyber – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Commercial Multiperil – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Homeowners Multiperil – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Life/Health – 2025 Accident & Health Insurance Contracts – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 accident and health insurance contracts.
Best’s Rankings: US Life/Health – 2025 Group Annuities Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 group annuities premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Life/Health – 2025 Group Life Insurance Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 group life insurance premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Life/Health – 2025 Individual Annuities Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 individual annuities premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Life/Health – 2025 Individual Life Premiums for Life Contracts – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 individual life premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Medical Professional Liability (Claims-Made) – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Medical Professional Liability (Occurrence) – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Medical Professional Liability (Total) – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Pet Insurance Plans – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Property/Casualty – 2025 Direct Premiums Written by Line – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Total Auto – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s Rankings: US Workers’ Compensation – 2025 Direct Premiums Written – 2026 Edition: Ranked by 2025 direct premiums written.
Best’s State Rate Filings: AM Best: Personal Auto, Homeowners Stabilize Despite Decline in Approved Rate Changes: AM Best Director David Blades and Dylan Catania, operations analyst - systems, discussed a new Best’s Special Report, which finds 2025 marked a significant shift to pre-pandemic levels after years of large rate increases to keep up with elevated losses.
Best’s Underwriting & Loss Control Reports : For Orchard Farmers, Volatile Weather Can Yield a Bumper Crop of Risks, Losses: Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports provide insights into the risks and lines of coverage for orchard farmers.
Captives: Hawaii Sees Captives Bump in 2026 as Japan Considers Market Opening: Hawaii currently has 276 total licensed captives domiciled there, according to the Insurance Division of the state’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Corporate Changes: Fortegra, Howard Hughes Complete Specialty Lines Acquisition Deals: Fortegra confirmed the completion of its $1.65 billion acquisition by South Korea’s DB Insurance, while Howard Hughes Holdings says its $2.1 billion Vantage deal will aid its transformation into a diversified holding company.
Economic Calendar: World’s Central Bankers To Meet in Jackson Hole for Federal Reserve of Kansas City Event: Several late-August events will help shape the economic conversation heading into the fall, according to Ann Modica, director, AM Best.
Events Calendar: AM Best To Host Canada Insurance Market Briefing: The Vermont Captive Insurance Association’s Annual Conference will be held in August.
Executive Changes: Kemper Corp. Appoints President and Chief Executive Officer: RenaissanceRe names successor to retiring CFO, Manulife Canada welcomes new president and chief executive and Arch Insurance taps new CIO.
Executive Changes: Web Traffic: Visits to Largest Cyber Insurers’ Sites: Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos. leads web analytics provider Semrush’s ranking of most-visited cyber insurer websites.
From the Editor’s Desk: As Time Goes By: The list of insurers that have maintained a rating of A or higher for at least 100 years has expanded to more than 25.
Industry Research: Reports Examine the State of African Insurance, Midyear M&A Deals: The African Insurance Organization aims to close insurance gaps on the continent, PwC tackles the M&A market midyear and Verisk says roof replacement costs are down slightly.
Industry Updates: Federal Legislation Targets Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Terrorism Risk Insurance: The U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill to address ways insurers are participating in the Medicare Advantage program, while also passing legislation to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.
Issues & Answers: Captives: Canadian Captive Contender: Rob Walling, Principal and Consulting Actuary with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, said the province of Alberta is demonstrating an encouraging, business-forward approach to captive insurance. Following are excerpts from an interview.
Issues & Answers: Homeowners: Predict, Prepare and Protect: Sarah Griffin, Senior Vice President, Nationwide Personal Lines Product and Underwriting, said her company sees a real opportunity to help homeowners prepare, rather than just react, through the right education and protection. Following are excerpts from an interview.
Life/Annuities: AM Best: Annuity Premium Growth Moderated in 2025: While registered index-linked annuities showed solid growth, premium generated from deferred and fixed indexed annuities remained flat last year, according to an AM Best report.
Preferred Influencers: Insurtech Events Business Started by Accident, Founder Says: Stacey Brown, founder of InsurTech America, started with a Hartford, Connecticut-focused event that has now grown to a full-time role creating multiple events nationally.
Preferred Podcasters: Global Captive Podcast Attempts To Deliver Innovation, Real-World Success Stories: Global Captive Podcast host Richard Cutcher spoke to AM Best TV about how firsthand insight from captive owners, risk managers and industry leaders helps uncover emerging trends and innovative risk-financing strategies.
Preferred Publishers: Emerging Risks Finds New Hazards Beyond Weather, Such as Reality Television: While climate change and cyber are major areas of focus for Emerging Risks, Editor Jon Guy says life sciences and even volatile TV personalities have garnered attention for a U.K.-based publication aimed at risk managers.
Standing the Test of Time: Standing the Test of Time — 2026 Edition: Five insurers hit the 100-year mark in the annual listing of insurers that have maintained a Best’s Financial Strength Rating of A or higher for at least 50 years. The list includes 207 insurers, 139 of which are property/casualty companies, along with 68 life/health carriers.
Study Examines Impact, Effectiveness of Wildfire Insurance in California: Study Examines Impact, Effectiveness of Wildfire Insurance in California: Two professors discussed their research on California wildfire risk, exploring how it is reshaping insurance and the role of risk-sharing in sustaining insurer participation.
Trending: Best’s News: Features on AI and Automation Remain Top Trending Stories: Other top stories include articles about catastrophe-focused MGAs and industry layoffs.
Trending: Best’s Research: Trending Research Includes Reports on Data Centers and Directors and Officers Insurance: Other trending research reports on Japan life insurers’ use of reinsurance and on specialty legal professional liability insurers.
What AM Best Says: AM Best Briefing: D&O Market Faces Rising Geopolitical, AI Uncertainty: The risk landscape for D&O continues to broaden and deepen, industry leaders said during AM Best’s Analytical Briefing – Directors & Officers Insurance: The State of the Market.