BestDay Audio Podcast for Wednesday, Feb. 24: Chubb & Son’s Scott Spencer on Emergency Preparedness Plan

BestDay Audio Podcast for Wednesday, Feb. 24: Best's Review Insight Columnist Scott Spencer, senior vice president of Chubb & Son, and worldwide appraisal manager of Chubb Personal Insurance, explains how a comprehensive personal emergency preparedness plan should have three key components: communications, evacuation point and security.

Recent episodes of BestDay Audio include:

— Tuesday, Feb. 23: Achim Bauer, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, discusses a company report predicting an improved climate for mergers and acquisitions activity in the European insurance sector.

— Monday, Feb. 22: David Cash, who will take over as chief executive officer of Endurance Specialty Holdings, discusses his plans for the company's growth in a soft market.

— Friday, Feb. 19: A.M. Best Co.'s Brenda Dutta details the risks involved in managing a commercial bank, as featured in Best's Underwriting Guide.

— Thursday, Feb. 18: Best's Review Insight Columnists Dianne Batistoni and Paul Vecchione, partners at Amper, Politiziner & Mattia, discuss how agents and brokers' personal relationships with clients provides a window into the full spectrum of life planning needs.

— Wednesday, Feb. 17: Best's Review Insight Columnist Debra Repya, senior advanced strategies counsel at Securian Financial Services Inc., explains that clients need to be aware of the links between state and federal estate taxes.

The BestDay Audio Podcast is a daily wrap-up of insurance news plus additional content. To listen or subscribe, visit http://www.bestdayaudio.com. To hear individual audio interviews on an on demand basis, visit http://www.ambest.com/audio.