BestDay Audio for Tuesday, Nov. 10: Legal & General Group's John Godfrey on Third-Quarter Results

OLDWICK, N.J., Nov 10, 2009 (A. M. Best via COMTEX) --

BestDay Audio for Tuesday, Nov. 10: John Godfrey, group communications director for U.K.-based life insurer Legal & General Group plc, discusses the company's third-quarter results.

Recent episodes of BestDay Audio include:

? Monday, Nov. 9: Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer for RMS, discusses what would happen if an asteroid like one that struck rural Siberia in 1908 were to hit a populated area today.

? Friday, Nov. 6: Best's Review Insight columnist Pat Saporito, director of solution management for SAP Labs LLC, explains how insurers looking to leverage data assets discover business intelligence is no oxymoron.

? Thursday, Nov. 5: Robert Kerzner, president and chief executive officer of LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global, discusses "the new normal" for consumers following the financial crisis and what it means for the U.S. life insurance industry.

? Wednesday, Nov. 4: Susan Engleson, senior manager at comScore, discusses insurers' digital marketing initiatives, including online advertising, social media and other venues. Insurers have been actively building their presence online, but are still finding their voice in the world of social media, she says. Also included in the cast: Daniel Mulheran, president of ING's U.S. retail life distribution, discusses how the life industry is in a "conundrum" following the financial crisis of 2008, because it's facing the challenge of providing product guarantees at a time when financial security is more important to people than ever.

? Tuesday, Nov. 3: Jon Swallen, senior vice president of research at TNS Media Intelligence, discusses insurers' spending on advertising marketing, how automobile insurers have adapted their messages to recessionary times and insurers' growing appetite for sports-based marketing.