AM Best highlights insurance technology and broker ranking coverage in Best’s Review
Reader interest in Best’s Review over the past 30 days centers on insurance technology, broker rankings, pricing trends and reinsurance profitability. The selection points to continued market attention on how AI, underwriting performance and capital returns are shaping the insurance sector.
Highlights
- AM Best reports strong reader interest in technology themes, including how AI, telematics, and other innovations could reshape insurance over the next decade.
- The 'Top Global Insurance Brokers, 2026 Edition' ranks the top 20 brokers by 2025 revenue, highlighting both continuity and notable ranking changes.
- Widely read stories include analysis of easing U.S. auto insurer rate hikes due to better underwriting and global reinsurer returns exceeding cost of capital despite softer markets.
- Chosen by 1 600+ local traders in the last 3 months.
- Traders earn on average 12% more per month vs other brokers.
Most-read coverage across insurance segments
As reported by AM Best, the most-read Best’s Review stories in the past 30 days include a forward-looking feature on how AI, telematics and other emerging technologies may reshape the insurance industry over the next decade.The list also includes “Top Global Insurance Brokers, 2026 Edition,” which ranks the top 20 global brokers based on 2025 total revenue. AM Best says the latest ranking preserves some continuity with prior years while also showing notable changes.
Another widely read article examines how private passenger auto insurers in the U.S. are pursuing fewer rate increases, reflecting improved underwriting results and shifts in state regulations. A separate reinsurance-focused story reviews returns in the global reinsurance market, where returns exceed the cost of capital despite a softening market.
Industry themes driving reader interest
The mix of articles indicates that insurance audiences remain focused on both structural change and operating performance. Technology adoption, brokerage scale, pricing discipline and reinsurance returns continue to be key issues for companies assessing growth and profitability.AM Best’s monthly Best’s Review magazine covers emerging issues and market trends in insurance, evaluating their impact on the marketplace. The current list of popular articles suggests readers are tracking not only near-term underwriting and regulatory developments, but also longer-term changes in how technology may influence the sector.
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