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Birnbaum Interview
After More Than 20 Years, Birnbaum Ends Run as NAIC Consumer Rep
Over the years, David “Birny” Birnbaum said he achieved some successes on issues such as credit-related insurance, lender-placed insurance and mortgage guarantee insurance. He also cited efforts to expand the data regulators collected through market conduct examinations and to test for racial bias in artificial intelligence.
Date: April 2024
Insurance Media
For Insurance Dudes, Podcast Is Totally Awesome Way To Connect With Agents
Hosts Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman discuss how The Insurance Dudes Podcast attempts to help with the challenge of running a consistently profitable and productive agency that can be—from one dude to another—the life of the party.
Date: April 2024
Insurance Leaders
In Memoriam: Insurance Industry Leaders of 2023
Charlie Munger, Denis Kessler and two former state insurance commissioners were among the industry executives who died last year.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Leaders
A Closing Chapter for Some as Industry Leaders Mark the Passage of Another Year
Top executives at Humana, Mercer/Marsh McLennan, Aflac and MetLife, among others, announced retirement plans in 2023.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Academic Pursuit Led to ‘Insurance Nirvana’ for Columbia Educator
Columbia University’s Teresa Chan carved a diverse path from dealing with industry giants to giving back to students.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Temple Professor Wants Future Insurance Professionals ‘To Hit the Ground Running’
R.B. Drennan says the university’s risk management and insurance program aims to transform students into young professionals as companies look to recruit new talent.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Crafting an Insurance Education To Provide a Broad Range of Skills
Like other industries, the insurance sector is looking for employees who can adapt to the rapidly changing environment in the 21st century, University of South Carolina Professor Robert Hartwig says.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Helping Insurance Students Get ‘Back on Track’ After the Pandemic
David Marlett, managing director of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center at Appalachian State University, has had to reeducate students on the “soft skills” they need to be successful insurance businesspeople.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Student Engagement Is Paramount for FSU Insurance Program
Charles Nyce, chair of the Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Legal Studies at Florida State University, works to get students interested in insurance—and to see things from their perspective.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Insurance Veteran, Consumer Advocate Schmit Brings ‘Creative Destruction’ to Wisconsin
Joan Schmit earned her MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where, as the American Family Insurance Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance, she was able to introduce the Creative Destruction Lab program in 2020.
Date: February 2024
What Readers Say
Readers Recall Influence of Insurance Instructors
Best’s Review readers weigh in on who influenced them and why, when it came to their insurance education and professional development.
Date: February 2024
Insurance Education
Campus Conversations
Insurance educators such as college professors can have an outsize impact on the professional development of generations of professionals in the industry. Their guidance can shape learning in the classroom and help students understand the need for continued education once they have embarked on their careers. To highlight February as Insurance Education Awareness Month, Best’s Review interviewed professors from several notable insurance and risk management academic programs nationwide.
Date: February 2024
Executive Changes
Scor Appoints COO, Names Deputy CEO of Scor Life and Health
Marsh McLennan announces successor to retiring vice chair, Generali fills new CEO insurance post and Kemper taps interim CFO.
Date: December 2023
Executive Changes
American International Group Promotes EVP-General Counsel to Newly Created Vice Chair Post, Names Successor
Axa XL hires Americas region CEO, Guy Carpenter Europe appoints CEO and Brown & Brown names Europe CEO.
Date: November 2023
Executive Changes
AIG Appoints Global Chief Underwriting Officer
Beazley CFO announces departure, SiriusPoint hires global head of ceded reinsurance and Axa taps CEO for U.K. and Ireland.
Date: October 2023
Insurance Media
Wall Street Journal Reporter’s Insurance Coverage Has Lasting Impact on Industry
Leslie Scism, who retired in June after 30 years at the newspaper, exposed controversies and also provided a template for investigative reporting within the insurance space.
Date: September 2023
Executive Changes
Former Allstate Executive To Succeed Retiring TruStage CEO
AIG names permanent chief financial officer, Scor hires group CFO-deputy CEO and Allianz Commercial CEO steps down.
Date: August 2023
Risk Adviser
3 Ways To Deal With Talent Shortage Head-On
Partner-carrier resources can increase agency efficiency and effectiveness.
Date: August 2023
Executive Changes
Gallagher Re Chief Executive Retires; Company Names CEO of UK Operations
Lloyd’s fills new chief underwriting officer role, QBE Re hires chief partnership officer and Talanx appoints chief risk officer.
Date: July 2023
Book Store
Paving the Way: Chronicles of Black Entrepreneurs Who Transformed the Insurance Industry
Encore Insurance Group’s Rod Powell shares the stories of five trailblazers whose contributions continue to have an impact.
Date: July 2023
Executive Changes
R&Q Insurance Holdings Names Nonexecutive Chairman, Successor to Retiring Group CEO
Munich Re Specialty names permanent president and CEO, Axis Capital Holdings appoints chief claims officer and MetLife fills EVP and chief actuary post.
Date: June 2023
Insurance Staffing
Why Every Company Needs an Enterprise Staffing Strategy
The shortage of insurance talent highlights the need for companies to be prepared for current and future staffing needs.
Date: June 2023
Insurance Staffing
4 Steps To Developing an Effective Staffing and Talent Strategy
Date: June 2023
Executive Changes
Lloyd’s Appoints Chief Operations Officer
Allianz names global head of specialty, Gallagher fills new CEO-global insurance role and Fubon Life Insurance welcomes chief executive office.
Date: May 2023
Talent Recruitment
Insurers on the Front Lines of War for Talent
Technology positions will be among the most difficult to fill, according to a new labor market outlook study.
Date: May 2023