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Established in 2004, Leader’s Edge is the award-winning content platform for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, covering legal and legislative issues, international business and regulation, management trends and best practices, technology, and more. Leader’s Edge is written and recorded for large and mid-sized commercial insurance and employee benefit executives around the globe.
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- 4 days ago18 min
Growing E&S with Discipline
In this episode of the Leader's Edge Podcast, podcast producer Zach Ewell is joined by Jack Else, regional vice president for P&C contract binding for the west region at Nationwide E&S, and John Steiner, regional vice president for P&C contract binding for the central region at Nationwide E&S. The three examine how the current soft market has shifted the underwriting desk’s philosophy; how risk, tech, and litigation changes have affected casualty risk; and upcoming trends shaping E&S.
- 1 weeks ago13 min
Wholesale’s Soft Market Playbook
In this episode of the Leader's Edge Podcast, podcast producer Zach Ewell is joined by Brady Kelley, CEO and president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association. The two explore the range of capacity and solutions available in the wholesale insurance market, emerging risks reshaping the sector, and how the business has evolved in the past five years.
- 3 weeks ago14 min
Midterm Election Preview: Council Lobbyists Break Down Races and Insurance Repercussions
In this episode of Politics & Risk, The Council’s SVP of Government Affairs Joel Kopperud sits down with Council President and CEO Joel Wood. With just over two weeks left before America’s midterm elections, Wood and Kopperud break down the key issues and races they’ve been keeping a close eye on this campaign season. Additionally, both share how next month’s midterm results could impact the insurance and healthcare industries as a whole.
- Oct 3, 202622 min
BTV Moves Beyond Startup
The success of the second BrokerTech Connect conference validates the belief of its parent organization, BrokerTech Ventures, that it can be a convener of stakeholders across the insurance industry, says Mike Victorson, BTV co-CEO and CEO of M3 Insurance. The Chicago conference doubled in size in 2026, including insurtechs working with the top brokerages. This shows that BTV is no longer a startup but rather has a role in guiding the future of the industry, Victorson tells the Leader’s Edge Podcast.
- Oct 3, 202618 min
Older Workers Bring Necessary Knowledge to New Recruits
Crawford & Co. is dedicated to ensuring that its institutional knowledge is passed from experienced claims adjusters to the younger generation, Chief Sales Officer Mark Cunningham tells the Leader’s Edge Podcast. That means establishing training programs that help replicate the learning that today’s dispersed and remote workforce would have gleaned in person at yesterday’s office. But it also means accommodating flexibility in older workers’ schedules rather than simply ushering them into full retirement, he says.
- Sep 28, 202617 min
Digital Hijack: Cargo Theft in the Cyber Age
In this episode of the Leader's Edge Podcast, reporter Russ Banham discusses his October cover story on cyber-enabled cargo theft. From the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in 2021 to today’s supply chain disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the freight shipping industry is no stranger to risk. But Russ’s feature examines an evolving version of an old threat–cargo theft from trucks. In today’s multibillion-dollar world of cyber-enabled larceny, criminal rings exploit digital tools to trick shippers, freight brokers, and motor carriers into unknowingly handing over valuable goods.
- Sep 21, 202615 min
Personal Lines with Walid Nehme
In this episode of our personal lines podcast series, associate editor Chris Hann sits down with Walid Nehme, Chairman at Associated Alliance. Nehme shares what it was like growing up in Lebanon during a time of war, how that conflict shaped him and his family into becoming more resilient, and how his love of mathematics led him into a career in insurance.
- Sep 14, 202616 min
Insuring the Irreplaceable: From The Louvre to Lego Sets
A string of high-profile art heists in France, as recently as early September, highlights the unique risks in holding these pricey pieces. Tyler Najeer, who specializes in fine arts and jewelry risk management for Gallagher, joins the Leader’s Edge Podcast to discuss the landscape for insuring high-value fine art and collectibles, and what exposures help enable these thefts. Najeer also shares his experience working in the brokerage space and how it’s grown in recent years to cover collections of Pokémon cards, Lego sets, and so much more.
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