AM Best: Higher Exposure to Level 3 Bonds Brings Valuation Risk for Life/Annuity Segment

Catastrophe modeling and secondary perils are increasingly central to global treaty negotiations, said Mohamed Kotb, managing director, Treaty Division, United Insurance Brokers Limited. Kotb spoke with AM Best TV at the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo.

In a book she co-edited “Insurability of Emerging Risks: Law, Theory, and Practice,” Ozlem Gurses, professor, maritime law, Tulane University Law School, discusses emerging risks and the evolving legal frameworks needed to address them.

Comprehensive data will help delegated underwriting authority enterprises meet the increased need to report, said Tony Russell, chief revenue officer, VIPR Solutions. Russell spoke with AM Best TV at the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo.

The podcast has garnered over 2.5 million downloads and averages 175,000 monthly listeners across 60 countries in Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific, said Sabine VanderLinden, host of the Scouting for Growth podcast and 30-year insurance industry veteran.

Alexander Braun, associate professor, director, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen, discusses his co-authored study on how severe storm risk is priced into equity markets and the resulting impact of underinsurance on insurers and capital markets.

The life/annuity segment is fueling the industry’s Level 3 bond holdings, according to a new Best's Special Report discussed by Kaitlin Piasecki, industry research analyst, AM Best.

Whether reinsurers can maintain the discipline that produced profitable results is key, according to a new Best’s Market Segment Report discussed by Michael Lagomarsino, senior director, AM Best.

Industry executives, innovation leaders and AM Best analysts discuss the complexities of cyber capacities, underwriting and what to expect in the future from cyber insurance.

The asset-intensive reinsurance market remains competitive as annuity growth slows at primary insurers, according to a new Best's Special Report discussed by Jason Hopper, associate director, AM Best.

A new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by AM Best Senior Financial Analyst Christopher Pennings finds the California wildfires in January 2025 led to a rough start for the year, but nearly all reinsurers were able to book strong underwriting results by year end, a strong testament to the favorable pricing environment.