Best's Review Features Mutual Sector Performance, Efforts to Expand Middle Market Coverage and More

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The September issue of Best’s Review examines the mutual insurance sector:

• “The Mutual Mindset: Slow and Steady” — While property/casualty mutuals hit rough seas in 2022, they typically steer toward long-term financial stability.
• “Life Mutuals Are Driving Efforts to Expand Middle Market Coverage” — Mutual insurers say their longer-term approach serves policyholders, who each own a stake in the business.

Also included in the September issue:

• “How Emotional Reactions to Major Events Can Help Propel Decisions, Life Insurance Sales” — Behavioral science shows an individual’s feelings towards risk are useful and often beneficial in decision-making.
• “Hedge Fund Investing Continues to Fall Out of Favor With Insurers” — Strategy that often includes loss of investment control, high capital charges never quite fit an industry where liquidity reigns.
• “Foreign Insurers Race to Fill Gaps, Find Opportunity in Emerging Asia” — Changing demographics and the need for coverage are among the attractions in life and nonlife markets in countries such as India and China.

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