Best’s Review starts the new year with the publication of the Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry as the January edition of the magazine. A high-level overview designed with students, new employees and prospects in mind, the guide furthers the magazine's mission to inform readers about the workings of the insurance industry, particularly in the United States.

Also included in the January issue:

• “AM Best: Social Inflation, Driver Shortage, Inexperience Compound Commercial Auto Difficulties” analyzes previous years of commercial auto insurer results and the factors driving challenges in the segment.
• “AM Best: This Time, It’s Different for AI in Insurance in Tech Upswing” explains how the sophistication of AI, combined with growing computer power, is expected to be more transformative as AI technology becomes cheaper to use.
• “AM Best: Changing Trends Continue To Push Demand for Health Reinsurance” explores how growing costs and medical care utilization are driving more risk to health reinsurers.
• “Cyber Panel Warns of Longer-Tail Business Interruption Risks Claims” focuses on the new risks, such as those related to unauthorized data collection, that are shaping the future of the cyber insurance market.
• “Private Equity Seeks Liquidity, Growth from DUAE Investments” explains how private investors aim to consolidate a segment known for high margins and steady cash flow.
• “AM Best: Insurers Face Post-Pandemic Surge in U.S. Nuclear Verdicts” examines the differences between the United States and Europe when it comes to sympathetic jurors and casualty catastrophe.

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