Past Issues
April 2024
Parametric insurance’s swifter settlements can narrow the protection gap, assisting relief efforts after natural disasters, helping farmers and providing coverage for other previously less-insurable risks.
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March 2024
Investors have moved into the delegated underwriting authority enterprise sector as they build “great ships” for the future.
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February 2024
Insurance educators such as R.B. Drennan of Temple University (right) share their experiences in the classroom as they prepare the next generation of the industry’s professionals.
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January 2024
Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry: An overview for those working with and in one of the world’s most interesting and vital industries.
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December 2023
Insurers Scan the Horizon: Industry leaders and experts examine the topics likely to shape the year ahead.
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November 2023
The AI Revolution: Artificial Intelligence is changing the way insurers do business, but it's also presenting new challenges that could impact the industry's performance as well as its workforce.
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October 2023
What’s Driving the Rise in Auto Costs: The U.S. private passenger auto sector had an underwriting loss of more than $30 billion in 2022, according to AM Best. One culprit: growing repair costs.
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September 2023
Slow and Steady: While some of the top U.S. property/casualty mutuals hit rough seas in 2022, the sector continues to steer toward long-term financial stability.
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August 2023
Fronting Carriers Push Forward: AM Best-rated U.S. carriers posted a 43% increase in direct premiums written in 2022. But reinsurers are increasingly selective about what business they will write and with whom they will partner.
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July 2023
Standing the Test of Time: In the 2023 edition, 167 insurers maintained a Best's Financial Strength Rating of A or higher for at least 50 years, including 22 for at least 100 years.
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June 2023
Critical Issues in Insurance Asset Management:
Insurance and investment experts discuss where insurers are directing their investments, how interest rates and volatility are affecting decisions and what role alternative investments play.
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May 2023
Expense Ratio
Spotlight: With the help of new technology, the U.S. property/casualty industry is trimming its underwriting expense ratio.
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April 2023
Climate Risk & Reward: Regulators at the state, federal and global levels are pushing insurers to disclose more about climate risk. Insurers, meanwhile, see climate-related coverage as a multibillion-dollar opportunity.
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