BestDay Audio for Tuesday, Nov. 17: Alistair Lockhart-Smith, managing director of JLT Reinsurance Brokers Ltd. in London, discusses the prospects for January reinsurance renewals in the London market. Also included in the cast: Efstathios Michael, a partner at law firm Slaughter and May in London, discusses the decision in the English Commercial Court regarding reinsurance payments involving the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Recent episodes of BestDay Audio include:

? Monday, Nov. 16: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty speaks about the property insurance market in the state, including reasons why many insurers are reporting underwriting losses. Also included in the cast: Martin Bride, group finance director of Beazley plc, discusses the company?s results for the first nine months of 2009.

? Friday, Nov. 13: A round-table discussion on how companies can best modernize their business practices and producer relationships by developing new products, services and strategies. Panelists include: Rajesh Desingu, WNS Global Services; John Underwood, Ameriprise Financial; Lee McDonald, A.M. Best Co. John Weber hosts.

? Thursday, Nov. 12: Recently appointed New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn discusses producer compensation rules, plans for a restored insurance exchange, health care reform and other issues on his agenda.

? Wednesday, Nov. 11: Best's Review Insight columnist Kay Dempsey, president and chief executive of Dempsey Co., an Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and wholesaler broker dealer, explains why a back-to-basics approach is what the life industry needs if it is to recover.

? 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.