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AM Best Audio Podcast
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Insurance news, interviews, rating announcements and more.
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AM Best: First Look – Three-Month 2026 US Life/Annuity Financial Results
1w ago00:03:04Tap to summarizeNet income grew during the first three months of 2026, according to a new Best's Special Report discussed by Kaitlin Piasecki, industry research analyst, AM Best.
Transcribe →ACLI’s Chavern: Retirement Readiness Becomes Leading Indicator of Financial Resilience
1w ago00:11:44Tap to summarizeDavid Chavern, president and CEO, ACLI, discusses key findings from ACLI’s latest Financial Resilience Index survey and what they reveal about retirement readiness, financial resilience, consumer concerns about the future and retirement priorities.
Transcribe →Cambridge Mobile Telematics Co-Founder Explains How AI, Sensors Affect Auto Safety
1w ago00:22:36Tap to summarizeHari Balakrishnan, MIT professor and co-founder of Cambridge Mobile Telematics, developed technology used in more than 50 million vehicles that is changing auto safety, insurance underwriting and could underpin a “universal driving score.”
Transcribe →BestWire: Chubb Leads Latest Cyber Rankings
1w ago00:02:33Tap to summarizeAM Best Senior Associate Editor Steve Hallo discusses his BestWire reporting showing the 2025 rankings of U.S. standalone cyber insurers, highlighting Chubb's rise to the top spot, Beazley's dramatic climb, and continued growth in the cyber insurance market.
Transcribe →Mutual Group’s Troy: Capital, Technology and AI Can Help Mutual Insurers Thrive
2w ago00:10:55Tap to summarizeTom Troy, the Mutual Group’s CEO, discusses how the organization is helping mutual insurers preserve their independence while gaining access to capital, technology modernization and AI capabilities needed to compete in a rapidly evolving market.
Transcribe →AM Best: Specialty Legal Professional Liability Insurers Continue to Grow, Despite Varied Performance
2w ago00:09:08Tap to summarizeA new Best's Market Segment Report discussed by AM Best Associate Director David Blades finds that for smaller LPL firms, the key aggregate underwriting ratios are highly variable, largely attributable to the size of most of these insurers.
Transcribe →Issues & Answers: PHLY’s Underwriting Edge
2w ago00:07:20Tap to summarizeKristin Stein, VP of PHLY E&S Insurance Solutions, spoke with Best’s Review about how insurers are adapting their underwriting strategies and identifying new opportunities for growth.
Transcribe →Issues & Answers: Precision Protection
2w ago00:09:49Tap to summarizeMarcy Pelecky, SVP, Casualty and Professional Liability Programs, Nationwide E&S Specialty, spoke with Best’s Review about how growing risk complexity is driving demand for highly specialized insurance products.
Transcribe →AM Best Rankings Spotlight Growth Trends Across P&C, Life/Health Markets
2w ago00:06:31Tap to summarizeAM Best Senior Associate Editors Renee Kiriluk-Hill and Terry Dopp discuss new Best’s Rankings highlighting growth across the property/casualty and life and health sectors, including standout results from Progressive and Athene.
Transcribe →AM Best’s Modica and Creedy-Smith: Central Banks Signal a Tougher Stance on Inflation
3w ago00:14:34Tap to summarizeAM Best's Ann Modica and James Creedy-Smith examine the latest moves by the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve, discussing inflation risks, potential rate hikes, and what investors should watch in the months ahead.
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