Clear Blue's Breslin: Lines Are Blurring Between Fronting, Traditional Program Carriers

Xceedance's MacMillian: AI Helps Rebalance Underwriters' Information Workload

Travis MacMillian, president of Americas, Xceedance, said artificial intelligence and natural language processing are significantly enhancing the underwriting process.

Ethos' Greggains: As Market Struggles to Price Risk, More Business Moves to E&S

Nick Greggains, CEO, Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, said market trends favor continued growth for MGUs and a continued emphasis on good risk management.

Spencer Foundation's Nomvete: 42 Insurance Job Openings for Each Qualified Candidate

Tandeka Nomvete, director of external engagement, Spencer Educational Foundation, said the insurance jobs gap is due to the retirement of the baby boomer generation and not enough young talent.

Xceedance's Balakrishnan: Competitive Program Managers, MGAs Are Lean and Efficient

Arun Balakrishnan, CEO, Xceedance, said the market is teaching managing general agents to focus on their core capabilities and to work with providers to handle the rest.