Our publisher Steve Acunto writes his editorial Foreword on page 4 of each issue and gives the industry one of its best read, often quoted columns.
In this issue, we welcome Cyber Security expert Pete Sfoglia, Chief Information Security Officer and Cofounder, Insurun Advisory Services. Pete has 26 years Big-x consulting experience in IT Security, Business Process Re-engineering and Governance, Risk and Compliance management, 13 as a Partner at EY, Accenture, and Wipro. He brings a wealth of experience in ensuring […]
An exemplary public servant, gentleman and friend Many in the insurance industry have communicated great sadness together with enduring admiration for former New York State Superintendent of Insurance, Albert Lewis, who died on August 7th at 95 years of age. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Insurance regulation was itself improved by Al Lewis […]
Some indicators really do point to to where the market is heading … long term. With housing affordability a major problem in the U.S., millennials who are trying to find their first entry into home ownership are stumbling, seeking exurban homes, living smaller or renting … or all of the above. Top 10 global asset […]
Taxi And Van Underwriting Issues Threatens New York City’s “Return To Normal” A looming crisis could slow the comeback of New York City – removing wheels from the equation. An actuarial report has hit at American Transit Insurance Company’s reserves, putting the main underwriter of critical transportation classes into a dubious spot. ATIC has long […]
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc., initiated an advocacy campaign by 16 top business leaders calling upon President Biden to “demonstrate decisive U.S. leadership now” to combat increasingly deadly Covid-19 outbreaks in Latin America, Europe and Asia. The campaign started with a letter signed by: Greenberg, Ken Langone, […]
This press release hit our desk and sent us into Zillow New Zealand. The politicization of everything now by passes shareholders and policyholders. It is the work of a pressure group that seems established to bring Liberty Mutual into the fold of the “woke”. We present it exactly as received for the edification of industry […]
Worn out words..and the people who use them! Have you taken stock recently? How is your English? Will language ever recover from COVID Era usage and cliches The Zoom Age has given us an overwhelming vocabulary of useless, vapid verbiage that has created put-you–to– sleep-white -noise that rivals Sominex …and radio preachers. You have probably […]
When I first learned that Mary Lanning had passed away, it took a while for it to sink in. Later that day, I went to the internet to find her CV and photo for this column. Her bio, her “story”, was hidden among the pages describing her projects and her great works of charity. “Selflessness” […]
The New York State Legislature should avoid major tax hikes in this year’s state budget, including a three-year surcharge on multimillion-dollar incomes proposed by Governor Cuomo. The Empire Center’s senior fellow, E.J. McMahon, made a cogent case against the hikes in testimony offered recently in Albany. “Raising taxes on the highest incomes to raise revenues […]
Objective Technical Expertise As so many in business today strive for social relevance and for a place in the sun that shines through social media, we must applaud The American Academy of Actuaries, the people who are the brunt of jokes about personality and senses of humor – not true by the way. The AAA […]
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