AM Best Report on US Cyber: Pricing Cuts Bring First-Ever Reduction in Direct Premiums Written

Understanding what is in the environment is how risk managers can approach highly probable, impactful, and often overlooked cyberrisks, said Reid Sawyer, head U.S. cyber risk consulting for Marsh.

AM Best Senior Industry Research Analyst Christopher Graham discusses a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds new cyber supplementing highlights pricing difference by policy type.

NCCI’s Donna Glenn and Christine Pike discuss how their podcast brings concise updates on medical inflation, workforce dynamics and economic indicators to an industry seeking accessible, data-backed insights.

AM Best Associate Director David Blades discusses a new Best’s Market Segment Report that finds social inflation, declining reserve redundancies and rising claims severity continue to vex the MPL segment.

Eric Werkheiser, VP of professional liability and specialty programs at Nationwide E&S and Specialty, said when it comes to specialty insurance, the company will stay open-minded and explore opportunities as they come. 

Mark McGhiey, senior associate vice president of risk management & client services for Nationwide Insurance, discusses how rising driver anxiety, staffing shortages and underused safety tech are fueling distracted driving risks, and what commercial insurers can do in response.

Adrian Jones, head of underwriting and specialty retail at Acrisure, offers this advice to executives about social media in part two of a two-part interview: Don’t let anybody else do it. He also suggests a regular cadence of posts, since it improves familiarity and that leads to trust, which generates business.

Adrian Jones, head of underwriting and specialty retail at Acrisure, discusses the strategic importance of “being blessed” with data to help insurers improve their performance on multiple fronts, ranging from customer management to improving efficiency in part one of a two part interview.

AM Best Senior Industry Research Analyst Christopher Graham highlights a new Best’s Market Segment Report that finds market uncertainty, evolving technology and tariffs among the factors affecting the directors and officers segment.

Steve Doire, strategic platform and client adviser, Clearwater Analytics, discusses how insurers are shifting to outsourced management and private markets to boost returns, manage risk and meet growing regulatory demands.