Best’s Review Explores Private Placements, Life Insurers, Hypermature Markets

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Best’s Review has released the following previews of next month’s issue:

“Private Placements Likely to Remain in U.S. Insurers’ Portfolios Despite Rising Rates,” explains how private placements have taken on a greater role in insurers’ portfolios and how the qualities that made them attractive will help them stay around.
“It’s Time for Life Insurers to Go on Offense After COVID-19,” examines how the pandemic showed consumers the importance of life insurance, creating an opportunity for insurers to make a play to close the coverage gap and bring financial protection to more people.
In “The Curious Case of Hypermature Markets,” Bill Pieroni, president and chief executive officer of ACORD, defines hypermature markets as overwhelmingly dominated by buyer demands around price and convenience and looks at what insurers need to know when doing business in them.

Best’s Review is AM Best’s monthly insurance magazine, covering emerging issues and trends and evaluating their impact on the marketplace. Access to the complete content of Best’s Review is available here.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.