Top Journalists in Life Insurance Carriers
Bill Egbert Life Annuity Specialist (FT Specialist)
Managing Editor of Life Annuity Specialist; directs coverage of U.S. life insurers and annuity providers for FT Specialist (Money‑Media). Specialties: Life insurers and annuity carriers; C‑suite changes; regulation; distribution; strategy.
Warren S. Hersch Life Annuity Specialist (FT Specialist)
Associate Editor and Senior Reporter at Life Annuity Specialist since 2018, covering life insurance and annuity makers’ products, regulation and corporate developments. Specialties: Life/annuity product, distribution and corporate strategy; regulatory and legal actions.
Gretchen Lenth Life Annuity Specialist (FT Specialist)
Data Visualization Reporter at Life Annuity Specialist, producing charts and analysis on life insurers’ trends (joined 2023). Specialties: Data journalism on life/annuity trends; market share, yields, capital metrics.
Cyril Tuohy Life Annuity Specialist (FT Specialist)
Reporter at Life Annuity Specialist with recent bylines on carrier finance and product moves (e.g., Athene CFO appointment). Publicly listed mobile/email for reporting tips. Specialties: Annuity product and indexing trends; carrier executive moves; sales data.
Allison Bell ThinkAdvisor (ALM)
Insurance Editor and senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor focused on life and annuities; prolific coverage for industry professionals. Specialties: Life insurance and annuities; LTC; disability; individual health/Medicare; insurer earnings/policy.
John Hilton InsuranceNewsNet
Senior Editor for annuities at InsuranceNewsNet; longtime reporter/editor covering insurance industry policy and products. Specialties: Annuities beat; DOL/NAIC developments; distribution and product innovation.
Steven A. Morelli InsuranceNewsNet
Editor‑in‑Chief of InsuranceNewsNet; veteran insurance journalist and former association comms executive. Specialties: Life/annuity industry policy; product shifts; advisor distribution; investigative/enterprise features.
Susan Rupe InsuranceNewsNet
Managing Editor at InsuranceNewsNet; long‑time insurance industry journalist. Specialties: Life, health and annuity market coverage; agent/broker community; policy trends.
Kerry H. Pechter Retirement Income Journal
Founder, editor and publisher of Retirement Income Journal; author of “Annuities for Dummies”; RIJ focuses on carriers’ product, capital and reinsurance strategies. Specialties: Annuities; pension risk transfer; life/annuity reinsurance; private credit and insurer ALM; retirement income.
Sarfraz Thind InsuranceERM / Insurance Asset Risk (Field Gibson Media)
US Editor at InsuranceERM (and contributor to Insurance Asset Risk); covers life re/insurance capital and regulatory issues across North America. Specialties: Life/annuity reinsurance; pension risk transfer; solvency/capital; private‑equity‑linked insurers.
David Walker InsuranceERM / Insurance Asset Risk
Senior writer at InsuranceERM and contributor to Insurance Asset Risk; frequent analysis on life insurers’ investment trends. Specialties: Insurer investments and ALM; life carriers’ asset strategy; CIO interviews; capital markets interface.
Ian Smith Financial Times
Insurance Correspondent at the Financial Times; moderates FT Live’s insurance events and reports on global carrier strategy. Specialties: Global insurance industry; life/annuity carriers, private‑capital partnerships, regulatory scrutiny of offshore reinsurance.
Tim Zawacki S&P Global Market Intelligence
Insurance Sector Strategist at S&P Global Market Intelligence; author of recurring US life & annuity market research and data‑driven analyses. Specialties: US life/annuity industry research; sales, reinsurance leverage; earnings and statutory data analysis.
Hailey Ross S&P Global Market Intelligence
Reporter at S&P Global Market Intelligence covering US life insurers’ quarterly results and pay disclosures. Specialties: US life insurer earnings; executive compensation; product and strategy developments.
Malik Ozair Zafar S&P Global Market Intelligence
Journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence; co‑authors analyses on US life insurers’ quarterly updates and strategic moves. Specialties: Life insurer earnings and strategy; AI and 401(k) annuity policy impacts.
Jason Woleben S&P Global Market Intelligence
News editor/reporter at S&P Global Market Intelligence with bylines on life/LTC reinsurance transactions (e.g., Manulife–RGA). Specialties: Life and annuity reinsurance; legacy blocks; long‑term care (LTC) risk transfers.
Kassandra Jimenez‑Sanchez Reinsurance News
Journalist at Reinsurance News covering offshore life/annuity reinsurance and major carrier transactions. Specialties: Life/annuity reinsurance market; offshore domiciles (Bermuda, Cayman); large block deals.
Taylor Mixides Reinsurance News
Reporter at Reinsurance News frequently covering AM Best’s research on the US life/annuity sector. Specialties: AM Best market reports on US life/annuity carriers; earnings, capital and surplus trends.
Jack Willard Reinsurance News
Reporter at Reinsurance News covering US life/annuity industry financial results based on AM Best data. Specialties: US life/annuity statutory performance; income/surrender dynamics; ratings insights.
Miriam Gottfried The Wall Street Journal
Senior reporter at The Wall Street Journal (private equity) who has recently sought annuity owners for reporting on major carriers, reflecting ongoing coverage of private‑capital dynamics in insurance. Specialties: Private equity’s role in life/annuity carriers and reinsurers; insurer‑asset manager partnerships; investigative/enterprise features.
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