In the July issue, Best’ s Review examines top insurers and the people who lead them. This includes a look at the Top 20 Global Insurance Brokers ranked by total 2025 revenue. 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.
SWBC is proud to announce that Joan Cleveland, President and CEO of SWBC Life Insurance Company and Executive Vice President of SWBC Property and Casualty Insurance Company, has been reappointed to the Texas Association of Life& Health Insurers Board of Directors. TALHI represents life and health insurers across Texas and advocates for economic,…
“We are excited to expand the BCAR Model product line,” said Adriana Franco, vice president of product strategy at AM Best.“ This new subscription option helps customers assess risk-adjusted capitalization levels under changing conditions for life insurance companies. “Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio Model– Life, US joins Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio Model– P/C,…
Congress returns to Washington, D.C. today with both chambers' versions of the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act on the agenda, although it is unclear if each will have the votes to tackle the bills this week. Also on Capitol Hill, acting CFPB Director Russell Vought will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday and the Senate…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. Our efforts in the United States have been progressing swiftly over the past year, and most jurisdictions around the world have undertaken similar reviews of their respective regulatory and supervisory financial system frameworks. Today, I will outline these principles, and I will share…
“From where we sit, the outlook may call for positioning that is less a bet on catastrophe than an insistence on being paid to wait– on cash flows, uncorrelated return streams, and discipline on long-duration equity,” says Mrs. Burton. With the Federal Reserve leaning hawkish and the 10- year Treasury near 4.5%, Mrs. Burton urges allocators to stay invested in quality…
Gavin Newsom and the Democrats in the California Legislature have just increased a tax you have likely never heard of, but which could cost you hundreds next year. If California happens to tax its managed care organizations more, we can generally get more money out of the federal government to help pay for low-income Californians who need care through the state’…
The U.S. property/casualty industry capitalized on improved underwriting and pricing in 2025 to generate its best performance of the past decade, according to a new AM Best report. According to the report, the U.S. personal lines segment’ s underwriting profit almost quadrupled to more than $45 billion in 2025, while the commercial lines segment’ s profit more…
As a family rancher whose sole income is cattle, my monthly health insurance premium went from about $1,300 a month in 2025 to $2,100 a month this year. That’ s an increase of roughly $10,000 a year. Citizenship by birth is widely associated with the United States.
