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Best's Review. December 2021

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Title: Best's Review. December 2021
Notes: Sumario: AM Best TV & Audio: Guy Carpenter Executive: MGA Market Remains Strong Despite COVID-19 Pandemic: Also, professionals also discuss cyberrisk, vaccine incentives and the technological transformation of the insurance industry.

AM Best Webinars: AM Best Analysts Discuss U.S. Market Outlook and Key Factors Driving Rating Trends: Professionals also discuss how commercial insurance carriers can provide effective cybersecurity while delivering an exceptional customer experience.

App Store: App Looks to Help Unite Global Risk Management Community: The risk management community now has a web-based app that can deliver insight into the field, professionals say.

Asset Management: Insurers Confront Inflation for the First Time in Ages: Inflation across the economy could eat into investment margins that have dropped incrementally for the past decade from low interest rates. The open question is: Just how long could it be?

At Large: Insurers Need Innovative Battle Plan to Address Cyberrisk: The insurance industry needs a new approach and novel solutions to support the cyber market.

Auditors & Actuaries: Society of Actuaries President: Adaptability and Creativity are Key Skills for Actuaries: Actuaries need to adapt and get up to speed with new skills as artificial intelligence and data science present new challenges.

Auditors & Actuaries: Top Audit and Actuarial Firms 2021 Edition: Ranked by loss reserves.

Best's Rankings: Largest U.S. Title Insurers 2021 Edition: The insurers were ranked by 2020 gross premiums written.

Best's Rankings: Top 25 U.S. Fire and Allied Writers 2021 Edition: The insurers were ranked by 2020 direct premiums written

Best's Rankings: Top 25 U.S. Inland Marine Writers 2021 Edition: The insurers were ranked by 2020 direct premiums written.

Best's Rankings: Top 25 U.S. Ocean Marine Writers 2021 Edition: The insurers were ranked by 2020 direct premiums written.

Best's Rankings: U.S. Fire and Allied Lines Top Writers by State, Canada and U.S. Territories 2021 Edition: The insurers were ranked by 2020 direct premiums written.

Book Store: Author Details How Psychology Can Help Agents Assist Clients, Boost Sales: Brian Ahearn's book also talks about how to deal with different personality types.

Corporate Changes: Merger, Acquisitions, Name and Ownership Changes and State Action: Transamerica Pacific, Sirius Specialty and Boston Indemnity are among the U.S. life/health and property/casualty insurers that have experienced a corporate change.

Executive Changes: Progressive Insurance Names Former 3M Exec to Succeed Retiring Chief Marketing Officer: Also, Aon appoints a new chief executive officer for its Nordic region and Beazley fills chief underwriting officer role.

From the Editor's Desk: After Year Two of COVID, Insurers Look Ahead to New Challenges : The December issue also includes Best's Review's annual listing of top auditors and actuaries as well as coverage of the marine insurance sector.

Insurance Marketing: COVID-19 Highlights Need for Authenticity as a Key to Marketing Success: Beazley's CMO shares opportunities and challenges created by the pandemic and the need for marketers to build an identity with consumers so they can become familiar with a company's brand.

Life Insurance: Upstart Wysh Looks to Break Into the World of Life Insurance with a Focus on Flexibility and Usefulness: Founder Alex Matjanec hopes customers embrace the idea of life insurance tied to a changing set of obligations and life events rather than a set dollar amount.

Marine Insurance: COVID-19 Disruption to the Global Supply Chain Could Continue to Challenge Insurers for Some Time: COVID-19 has created bottlenecks in ports and disrupted supply chains, thereby creating challenges for marine insurers and reiterating the need for communication and building close relationships with suppliers.

Marine Insurance: Clogged Supply Chains Complicate Risk Concerns for Ocean Marine Insurers: Insurers worry about increases in volume and speed, bodily injury possibilities and a higher frequency of losses from container or cargo damage within ports.

Regulatory/Law: As Cybercrimes Continue, Lawsuits for Damages Will Grow: Due to different policy language, it is difficult to identify clear trends and patterns in the law.

Risk Adviser: Are Food and Agriculture the Next Frontier of Climate Change Liability?: Casualty insurance is needed to help manage climate-driven food safety risks and enhance industry resilience.

The Last Word: Does Insurance Cause Some People to Lie? Behavioral Economics Has the Remedy: Some 24% of consumers admit to padding claimssome insurers are fighting back with a new business model.

The View to 2022: The View to 2022: Insurers Face New Year With Cautious Optimism: In the year ahead, insurers see plenty of challenges, including cyberrisk, the threat of growing catastrophe losses and the lingering impacts of COVID-19. But, surprisingly, not all is gloomy.

Trending: Best's Research: Trending Research Includes Reports on P/C, Life/Annuity Financial Results and Personal Cyber: Other trending research includes reports on reinsurance, surplus lines and workers' compensation.

Web Traffic: Web Traffic: Visits to U.S. Ocean Marine Writers: Berkshire Hathaway leads web analytics provider Semrush's ranking of the top U.S. Ocean Marine Writers based on 2020 direct premiums written.

What AM Best Says: AM Best: US Title Insurance Premium Saw Sizable Growth in 2020 Despite COVID-19: Looking forward, housing demand will remain strong, but not at the same pace seen in the last 12 to 18 months.
Related records: En: Best's Review. - New Jersey : A.M. Best Company, 1976- = ISSN 1527-5914. - 06/12/2021 Volumen 122 Número 12 - diciembre 2021 , 85 p.Materia / lugar / evento: Mercado de seguros Other categories: 1
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