BestDay Audio for Friday, Nov. 27: Chubb Personal Insurance's Scott Spencer on Foreclosure Effects

BestDay Audio for Friday, Nov. 27: Best's Review Insight Columnist Scott Spencer, senior vice president and loss prevention manager at Chubb Personal Insurance, on how homeowners living in neighborhoods where homes have been foreclosed upon can be adversely affected.

Recent episodes of BestDay Audio include:

? Thursday, Nov. 26: Best's Review Insight Columnist Hank George, a principal in the consulting firm of Hank George Inc., explains how underwriting engines, which have been around for years, are just now beginning to gain traction in the United States.

? Wednesday, Nov. 25: New York state Sen. James Seward, the outgoing president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators, discusses federal regulatory efforts and the latest developments at NCOIL. Also included in the cast: Mark Boozell, former director of the Illinois insurance department, talks about the states defending their regulatory authority.

? Tuesday, Nov. 24: A panel of experts in establishing and advising the operations of insurance organizations will conduct a review of insurance locations around the world. Additional topics include: developments in taxation, privacy, regulation, incentives for starting and relocating companies, and more. Panelists include: Joel S. Chansky, consulting actuary at Milliman, Inc.; Howard Mills, former N.Y. state insurance superintendent and current director and chief adviser of the Insurance Industry Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP; William P. White, former head of captive-insurance development in Washington, D.C., and Delaware, and current managing principal with Prism Strategies LLC; Nancy Gray, executive director for Aon Insurance Managers; and Meg Green, A.M. Best Co. Lee McDonald hosts.

? Monday, Nov. 23: Dennis C. Marvin, chairman of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, talks about cargo theft and piracy in the marine insurance industry; David Shillingford, president of CargoNet, talks about a new database, called CargoNet, used to combat cargo crime; and Best's Review Insight Columnist Frank Darras, a lawyer representing disabled insureds in the firm of Shernoff, Bidart, Darras, Echeverria LLP, discusses personal jurisdiction issues in insurance litigation.

? Friday, Nov. 20: George W. Sumner III, Hawaii's newly appointed captive insurance administrator and deputy insurance commissioner, discusses what's ahead for captives in 2010. Also included in the cast: James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re's International and Specialty business, discusses the prospects for January reinsurance renewals in the London market.