Issues & Answers: Winning With CLOs
Melissa Ricco, co-head of Barings’ Structured Credit Investment Team, said that the opportunity in collateralized loan obligations for insurance investors remains compelling.
Jun 06, 2025•7 min
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Issues & Answers: Client-Focused Investing
Dan Byrnes, president and principal at Asset Allocation & Management LLC, said that AAM has built a reputation for delivering customized investment strategies that align with the unique needs of insurers.
Jun 05, 2025•11 min
Issues & Answers: Asset Allocation Analysis
Mark Yu, head of Enterprise Capital Strategy at New England Asset Management, said that stress and scenario testing are crucial components of the company’s asset allocation analysis.
Jun 04, 2025•6 min
INTX CEO Lewis on Modernizing Insurance Policy Management
Robert Lewis, CEO, INTX Insurance Software, discusses the need for end-to-end policy management systems in property/casualty insurance, and the challenges of legacy software.
Jun 03, 2025•11 min
Swiss Re's Forgeron: Inflation, Tariffs, Tech Are Reshaping the Global Motor Reinsurance Market
Swiss Re Chief Underwriting Officer-Casualty, Laure Forgeron, breaks down short- and long-term forces, including inflation, tariffs, evolving mobility patterns and emerging technologies that are redefining risks and strategies in the $2.2 trillion global motor reinsurance sector.
Jun 02, 2025•11 min
AM Best's Manyem: Successful Innovation Works Best With Early Regulator Engagement
Sridhar Manyem, senior director, industry relations Americas, AM Best, discusses regulatory sandboxes for testing products, and how AI is being used in pricing and claims. Manyem spoke with AM Best TV at the InsurTech Hartford Symposium 2025.
May 30, 2025•7 min
Verisk's Bragg: Emerging Liability Risks Challenge Insurers in Complicated Landscape
Eleanor Bragg, a research analyst with Verisk Extreme Event Solutions, discusses how systemic risks including “forever chemicals” litigation, climate change liability and artificial intelligence are reshaping the insurance industry's approach to modeling and mitigation.
May 29, 2025•13 min
Insurance Leaders Unite to Expand Philanthropic Impact at IICF 2025 Roundtable
Bill Ross, CEO, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, discusses key takeaways from the 2025 IICF Philanthropic Roundtable, where industry leaders from 26 insurance organizations explored innovative ways to integrate corporate social responsibility, enhance volunteerism and strengthen community leadership across the sector.
May 28, 2025•8 min
J.D. Power Reveals Key Q1 2025 Trends in Consumer Loyalty Survey
Stephen Crewdson, senior director, J.D. Power, discusses how stabilized switching rates despite high shopping activity signal a shift in consumer behavior, prompting insurers to focus on retention, digital engagement and identifying high-value customers in the auto and homeowners insurance market.
May 27, 2025•10 min
From Goldman Sachs to Podcasting: Joan Woodward's Journey in Risk Education
Joan Woodward, who joined Travelers 16 years ago from Goldman Sachs, discusses her role in leading the Travelers Institute's podcast initiative, which explores the intersection of business, insurance and public policy.
May 26, 2025•7 min
Swiss Re's Gonzalez: Client Needs Drive Pivot to Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions
Ivan Gonzalez, CEO, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, said companies are turning to parametric solutions, catastrophe bonds and captive arrangements that offer custom coverage. Gonzalez spoke with AM Best TV at the RIMS RISKWORLD conference, held in Chicago.
May 23, 2025•5 min
Navigating Global Risk With Innovative Strategies for Multinational Resilience
William Mule, global risk solutions practice leader, Hub International, discusses how multinational companies are adapting to geopolitical instability, climate change and evolving ESG regulations through proactive risk management and innovative insurance solutions.
May 22, 2025•9 min
Confronting Legal System Abuse
Allen Kirsh, head of claims, judicial and legislative affairs, Zurich Insurance, discusses the growing impact of social inflation and legal-system abuse on insurance, and how his team is working with policymakers and industry leaders to champion meaningful tort reform.
May 21, 2025•16 min
Verisk’s Popolizio: How Insurers Can Tackle Emerging Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance
Mark Popolizio, vice president of Medicare Secondary Payer compliance at Verisk, discusses key 2025 CMS policy updates, new reporting requirements and strategies insurers can use to stay compliant, reduce costs and mitigate liability under the evolving MSP framework.
May 20, 2025•19 min
AM Best’s Johnson on AUM Podcast: Insurance Industry Outlooks, Investment Risks, Private Capital Influence
AM Best Chief Ratings Officer Ken Johnson unpacks the latest industry outlooks, the growing impact of private equity and offshore reinsurance structures, and the importance of transparency and balance sheet discipline amid evolving global regulations in this repost of the InsuranceAUM.com.podcast.
May 19, 2025•23 min
Issues & Answers: Navigating Social Service Risks
Brittney McLaughlin, vice president of underwriting for human and social services at Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY), said the landscape for human and social service risks is constantly changing. As the landscape continues to evolve, PHLY remains committed to providing innovative solutions that help human and social service organizations manage risk effectively, she said.
May 16, 2025•7 min
LIMRA’s Golembiewski: US Pension Risk Transfer Market Hits $51.8B in 2024
Keith Golembiewski, assistant vice president and head of LIMRA research, said that strong interest rates, market performance and growing awareness among plan sponsors fueled a record-breaking year for pension risk transfer deals.
May 15, 2025•17 min
AM Best's Walker: Trust Is Foundation for Insurance Data Sharing
Dawn Walker, associate director, AM Best, warns of privacy concerns as the sector increasingly adopts automation technologies. Walker spoke with AM Best TV at the InsurTech Hartford Symposium 2025.
May 14, 2025•4 min
Allstate Exec: App Aims to Build Connection, Personalize Risk Management
Mike Antognoli, Allstate’s mobile product director, said the insurer’s app, which has five million monthly users, uses driving information to tailor risk management and offer cost savings for safe driving. The app also aims to build connections to alert customers to where to park, cheap fuel, and potential weather hazards, he said.
May 13, 2025•10 min
AM Best's Modica: Fed Indicates Risks of Higher Inflation, Unemployment Have Risen
AM Best Director Ann Modica discusses the implications of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's decision to hold interest rates steady, and what the bond market is telling us about the future of monetary policy this year.
May 12, 2025•10 min
Issues & Answers: The Strategic Advantages of Captives
Aaron Hillebrandt, principal and consulting actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, said diversification of risk is important—and a great strategy.
May 09, 2025•7 min
Marsh’s Schioppo: Rebound in M&A Fuel Surge in Transactional Risk Insurance Market
Craig Schioppo, global head, Marsh’s Transactional Risk Group, discusses how a resurgence in M&A activity, growing demand for tax insurance, and expansion into emerging markets like Dubai and Latin America drove significant global growth in the transactional risk insurance market in 2024.
May 08, 2025•10 min
Wisconsin’s Houdek: Top Insurance Risks Tied to Weather, Cyber
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek said the largest risks for property/casualty insurance are tied to severe weather and cyber. Another concern is consolidation in the health market with rising costs pressuring health insurance buyers. Houdek spoke at ReConnect 2025, a reinsurance conference in the Cayman Islands.
May 07, 2025•8 min
Swiss Re’s Kelly: How Behavioral Science Is Key to Potential of GLP-1 Medications
Natalie Kelly, head of life & health global underwriting, Swiss Re, explains why long-term health benefits from blood sugar regulators also depend on sustained behavior change, personalized underwriting and the strategic use of behavioral science.
May 06, 2025•11 min
First US Economic Contraction in Three Years Raises Alarms Amid Tariffs, Fed Dilemma
AM Best Director Ann Modica explains that with first-quarter GDP unexpectedly shrinking by 0.3%, the Federal Reserve faces mounting pressure to navigate between curbing persistent inflation and avoiding a deeper economic slowdown.
May 05, 2025•11 min
Author: Sustainability Reshapes Insurance Industry With Evolving Strategies
In a book he co-authored, Sustainability and the Insurance Market: Trends and Challenges, University of Valencia’s Juan Bataller-Grau explores sustainability’s impact on insurance, shaping risk management, responsibility and profitability.
May 02, 2025•12 min
Propelling AI’s Value for Insurers
Brandon Nuttall, chief digital and AI officer for Xceedance, said generative AI is becoming more integral for insurance executives’ technology strategy, but moving from “buzz to business value” remains a challenge.
May 01, 2025•10 min
FM’s Gritzo: Science Center in Europe Could Revolutionize Risk Mitigation
Louis Gritzo, chief science officer and staff senior VP, FM, said a new Science and Technology Center in Luxembourg, set to open in 2027, will drive innovation and risk mitigation in commercial property insurance across EMEA.
Apr 30, 2025•18 min
CAC’s Harris: Insurance Lessons From Keystone Pipeline Spill
Lisa Harris, EVP of natural resources, CAC Specialty, discusses the insurance ramifications of the Keystone Pipeline spill, exploring risk mitigation strategies, environmental liability and how brokers and insurers can better collaborate with energy clients to manage critical infrastructure risk.
Apr 29, 2025•8 min
Insurance Information Institute Economist: Economics Move Needle From Uncertainty to Turbulent
Michel Léonard, chief economist and data scientist, Triple-I, explores how inflation, interest rates, third-party litigation and global tariff uncertainty are reshaping underwriting, investment strategies and the industry's protection gap.
Apr 28, 2025•14 min
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