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Best's Review Issues & Answers

Put your thought leadership in the spotlight with Issues & Answers. These special advertising sections give executives a unique opportunity to share their expertise with the insurance industry by participating in a professional interview on a topic of their choice.

Issues & Answers Archive


As an Issues & Answers advertiser, you will receive:


Two-Page Placement:1

  • A spread featuring your full-page, four-color advertisement and highlights from your executive’s interview.
  • A video and audio recording of your interview for your own promotional use.
  • A PDF copy of the spread for your company’s use.
  • Additional exposure on Best’s Review Online.

 

Bests Review Issues and Answers Ad Placement

Three-Page Placement:1

  • A spread featuring two pages of your executive’s interview.
  • Your full-page, four-color advertisement will appear in a different section within the magazine.
  • A video and audio recording of your interview for your own promotional use.
  • A PDF copy of the spread for your company’s use.
  • Additional exposure on Best’s Review Online.

Best's Review Issues & Answers

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Two-Page Issues & Answers$10,740$10,200$9,125$8,590$8,055
Three-Page Issues & Answers$17,535$16,655$14,905$14,025$13,150

All rates are net.


Issues & Answers Topics for 2025

Publication DateTopicsDescription
February
Executive Interview conducted by:
December
Talent DevelopmentCollege risk management and insurance programs discuss the advantages of an insurance career and what sets their schools apart. Insurers, reinsurers and others discuss what they are doing to attract, develop and retain high-quality, diverse talent in an industry that faces new challenges due to retirements and competition from other industries.
March
Executive Interview conducted by:
January

Specialty Distribution


Captives and Domicile Services

Insurance distributors, including brokers, MGAS and agencies, are driving a large portion of the innovation and other developments that are reshaping the insurance industry.

Domiciles and service providers discuss new business strategies aimed at the captive market.

April
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February
Commercial Risk
New developments in D&O, commercial liability and emerging exposures.
May
Executive Interview conducted by: March
Cyber Developments
Insurers, technology providers and support services explain how they are learning to better identify and target cyber risk, protecting businesses and the public from catastrophic loss. 
June
Executive Interview conducted by:
April
New Approaches to Asset Management
Asset managers, advisers and others examine the latest issues concerning insurance portfolio management.
July
Executive Interview conducted by:
May

Specialty Coverage


Issues in Insurance Accounting

Insurers, wholesalers, reinsurers, and technology and service providers examine new products and strategies that are helping to create highly focused products to meet new and increasingly specialized risk needs.

Insurance accounting firms explain the key issues for insurers as the industry moves into the IFRS 17 era.


August 
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June
Standing the Test of TimeInsurers discuss their long history and business success.
September
Executive Interview conducted by:
September

Mutual Success


Surplus Lines

Insurers, reinsurers, service providers, technologists and others examine the advantages and challenges of mutual insurance operations and how these companies are finding new and innovative ways to serve policyholders.

Insurers, reinsurers, and technology and service providers explain why surplus lines remains the most dynamic and responsive sector of the property/casualty industry and how they support innovation in an increasingly specialized risk environment. 

October
Executive Interview conducted by:
August

Improving Customer Experience

New Approaches to Personal and Commercial Auto Coverage

Insurers and technology service providers discuss how they are reaching consumers by developing new approaches to make buying insurance and filing claims quicker and easier.

Insurers and technology providers discuss new approaches to underwriting, claims and other emerging developments facing the auto insurance sector.


November
Executive Interview conducted by: September

New Developments in Workers’ Comp

Property Risk

Insurers, service providers, technologists and others discuss the evolving issues as the industry tackles the challenges of the changing workplace.

Insurers, reinsurers and service providers discuss the key issues for the commercial property and homeowners segment.


December
Executive Interview conducted by:
October

Accounting and Actuarial Services

Excess & Surplus Lines

How auditors and actuaries are helping insurers and reinsurers execute on new opportunities and capabilities.


Insurers, reinsurers, and technology and service providers explain how they are supporting and developing specialized coverages that match the unique needs of their risk.

 


1 Although this offer includes two pages of advertising, only one page is counted toward the frequency discount for print ads in Best’s Review in a given contract year.