NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered
Insurance Uncovered brings you inside the issues shaping the property/casualty insurance industry. Produced by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, the podcast features emerging trends, public policy, innovation, and the challenges facing insurers today. The "Unscripted" segment, hosted by NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge, features industry experts and candid discussions you won't hear anywhere else.
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Today on Insurance Uncovered, we focus on key metrics that set mutuals apart. NAMIC and Aon officially released the ninth edition of the Mutual Factor during the 131st Annual Convention.
NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge sat down with Aon's Pat Abbe and Dan Duncan and NAMIC's Sarah Schnettler while on site at the convention to discuss the report's findings and the key metrics mutuals should pay attention to.
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Today, we're uncovering how artificial intelligence is moving from industry buzzword to practical business tool across the insurance industry landscape. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge talks with Ridge Muhly, managing director and regional mutual segment leader, and John Connors, chief information officer, from Marsh Re about how AI is helping reinsurers manage information, sharpen risk insights, and work more efficiently, all while keepi...
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks transformed the nation and the insurance industry, the need for a federal terrorism risk program remains. Elizabeth Heck, chairman, president, and CEO of Greater New York Insurance Companies and former NAMIC chair, joins guest host Jimi Grande, NAMIC's senior vice president of federal and political affairs, to reflect on the aftermath of 9/11, explain how the Terrorism Risk...
Today, we're uncovering how the NAMIC Mutual Insurance Foundation is helping the next generation of the property/casualty insurance industry professionals. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge chats with Sarah Schnettler, NAMIC senior vice president of member experience and the foundation's executive director, about the caliber of students applying for the scholarship. Alldredge also talks with Dimas Alvarez, a recent scholarship recipient and...
Today, we're uncovering what it's like for a NAMIC member to testify before a congressional committee. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge and Shelter Insurance's Brian Waller discuss the recent House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on FEMA reform and Waller's experience as a witness.
We'll also hear from two of the nearly 40 NAMIC Mutual Insurance Foundation Scholarship recipients. They share their reactions to bei...
Today, we're uncovering the winning innovative submission for the 2026 Award in Innovation, sponsored by Guy Carpenter. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge talks with Charlie Wendland, Branch's chief claims officer, about his team's initiative to transform first notice of loss process efficiency through artificial intelligence.
This episode is sponsored by Holborn.
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Today, we're wrapping up our series of revisiting some of our most-listened-to Unscripted segments of 2025. We’re returning to a topic that not everyone thinks about or talks about but it critical in our data-driven industry … data governance.
NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge chatted with Data Governance Institute founder Gwen Thomas. They talk about how and why data governance is everyone’s responsibility.
Today, we’re revisiting another one of 2025’s most popular episodes. This Unscripted segment uncovers some of the early misconceptions about artificial intelligence. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Lindsey Klarkowski Stephani, NAMIC's resident AI expert.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today, we’re revisiting another one of 2025's most popular episodes. This particular Unscripted segment uncovers an advocacy topic that generated a lot of attention last year: subrogation. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Zelle attorney Steve Badger about this important legal recovery process.
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today, we’re revisiting another one of the most listened-to Unscripted segments in the past year. This segment highlights the importance of relationships and just how close knit the mutual insurance industry can be. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Michael Bourque and Matt McHatten, two member company CEOs who have know each other since Cub Scouts.
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today, we’re revisiting another one of the most listened-to Unscripted segments in the past year or so. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge's talked with Adam Manus, Holborn’s president and chief brokerage officer, about global liquidity and how it had been shaping the reinsurance market conditions.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today, we're uncovering one of our most-listened-to "Unscripted" segments. Listen to Neil Alldredge, NAMIC's president and CEO, and Frank Harrison, Holborn's chairman of the board and CEO, discuss Holborn's book "Beat the Clock: How the Property Catastrophe Underwriting Cycle Works."
This episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today we're uncovering...
- How NAMIC is urging the White House to tackle rising insurance costs—without undermining state-based regulation.
- And why proposed insurance reforms in states like New York and Illinois could have major consequences for consumers and market stability.
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today we're uncovering...
- A major insurance bill in Oregon narrowly fails after concerns about expanded bad faith litigation.
- Rhode Island lawmakers hear warnings that proposed bad faith legislation could drive insurers out of the state.
- A federal judge raises red flags about third-party litigation funding and its impact on the court system.
- Congress takes up critical questions around autonomous vehicle safety, liability, and insur...
Today we’re uncovering…
- How potential changes to FEMA could reshape disaster response—and what insurers need to prepare for now.
- Plus, why a new South Dakota bill could leave wildfire victims with little recourse.
Today's episode of Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.
Today we’re uncovering…
- Legislative sessions are heating up, and NAMIC’s advocacy team is on the front lines - often as the only voice - stopping bad ideas and driving forward the ones that matter.
- Plus… meet NAMIC’s new Chair. We’ll chat with FMNE Insurance Company CEO Mark Walz about how he hopes to serve the industry in the year ahead.
Today we’re uncovering…
- Florida lawmakers take aim at artificial intelligence in insurance. We’ll explain what new oversight could mean for carriers and claims handling.
- Plus, Michigan’s no-fault reform is paying off—drivers are seeing nearly 19% premium reductions. What’s behind the savings?
- And, a new survey reveals consumers want action on lawsuit abuse as legal costs drive premiums higher.
- F...
Today we're uncovering...
- The end of the government shutdown and what it means for the National Flood insurance program.
- Plus, a tale of true leadership. Grinnell Mutual CEO Jeff Menary reflects on decades of industry leadership as he prepares for retirement
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today we're uncovering...
- Wildfire mitigation. The NAMIC-supported legislation to "Fix Our Forests" takes an important step forward.
- Plus, we talk with two member company CEOs from Maine about the importance relationships within the mutual insurance industry.
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
Today we're uncovering...
- The 2025 Mutual Factor - We'll discuss how the industry has fared in this new era of risk.
- Plus, lawmakers are taking a closer look at insurers' use of artificial intelligence. How laws and regulations already protect consumers from potential AI errors.
Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.
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