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Will AI Be the End of Insurance Agents?
On my first day of my first job in the insurance industry, my boss asked me, "Have you heard of this Internet thing? Agents are going to be gone." Fast forward to today, and that often-repeated ...
Who Gets Credit for Successful Renewal During Soft Re Market?
One theme that has come up repeatedly in conversations with reinsurance brokers recently is that achieving a good renewal outcome is no longer always enough to demonstrate value. That would have ...
Deja Vu as Berkley Calls Out MGUs During Quarterly Call
W.R. Berkley's CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. "We continue to have great concern around much of the MGU [managing general underwriter] ...
What Happens to Property Pricing in ’27, Insurance, Reinsurance Execs Ask
Insurance and reinsurance executives speaking at a recent industry conference said there were few surprises during midyear 2026 reinsurance renewals—with past overreactions on price hikes ...
Mythos Myths: Good Guys Hold More Cybersecurity Cards, Insurer CEO Says
No offense to the members of the media, but the media tends to blow this stuff up. That's how Jim Williamson, president and chief executive officer of insurer and reinsurer Everest Group Ltd., ...
‘We’ll Want Some Proof’: State Farm CEO’s Take on NY Auto Insurance Reforms
While State Farm publicly supported auto insurance reform measures in New York this year, now that a package of changes has been written into the state's statutes, the insurance giant is taking a ...
The Readiness Is All: New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Industry Relevance
Eric Andersen doesn't have any more insight into what the next five years will look like than his peers, but the message he delivered to them about the industry's role in a changing world is clear: ...
A $10.5 Trillion Cyber Problem: Whose Risk Is It Anyway?
Does an estimated $10.5 trillion in damage costs related to cyber crime around the globe really represent an opportunity that the insurance industry should be tackling? The question came up during ...