Rod Bolivar

freelance news writer

18 years experience42,040 Total views on Insurance Business United Kingdom in 2025

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Rod's specialty topics

property insurance commercial insurance risk management

Rod Bolivar is a journalist and communications professional writing across insurance, mortgage, employee benefits, and workplace safety. His bylines appear in Key Media titles such as Insurance Business, Benefits and Pensions Monitor, Mortgage Professional, and Wealth Professional.

He brings more than 18 years of experience across broadcast journalism, public relations, and institutional communications. His broadcast career spans television, radio, and digital platforms.

Rod holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication and a master's degree in Government Management. He also completed a Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I cover insurance by focusing on the issues that matter to insurers, brokers, and policyholders, from market trends and regulation to emerging risks. I aim to deliver clear, accurate reporting that gives readers useful context and helps them understand how industry developments affect the people and businesses they serve”

Awards and recognition

Investigative Story of the Year for Digital (Winner), Globe Media Excellence Awards 2022, Philippines
Gandingan Award for Best Development-Oriented News Story (Winner), UPLB Gandingan Multi-Media Awards 2017, Philippines
News Reporter of the Year for Radio (Mindanao Finalist), Globe Media Excellence Awards 2022, Philippines
Reporter of the Year for TV (Mindanao Finalist), Globe Media Excellence Awards 2019, Philippines
Environmental Story of the Year for TV (Mindanao Finalist), Globe Media Excellence Awards 2019, Philippines
Reporter of the Year, Iligan City Youth Choice Awards 2018, Philippines

Also published by

ABS-CBN · Wealth Professional · Mortgage Professional · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Canadian Occupational Safety

Featured content from Rod

Insurers could get a green light to acquire banks under proposed EU capital fix Why employers struggle to prove benefits are working Orvia continues European buildout with Netherlands launch

Previous experience

ABS-CBN Corporation — news correspondent, broadcast journalist
Mindanao Development Authority — public relations writer

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Siliman University (Philippines)
Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage, The Wharton School, (Institute of Executive Education – Online), University of Pennsylvania, USA

Read the latest stories by Rod

Repeat Nats failures draw regulatory scrutiny to travel cover

Consumer Duty's fair value test has a new candidate, and it isn't a pricing model

Brokers face rising tax bill on health cover before budget

A decision expected within weeks could reshape how clients are priced

Behavioural data now decides which fleets get cover

DCL research quantifies the placement squeeze hitting specialist commercial motor fleets

MGA paper just got riskier for brokers amid FCA governance push

The FCA's governance review of MGAs and coverholders runs through to early 2027. A broker placing business through an MGA is already inside that review's scope - because Consumer Duty accountability for outcomes cannot be handed off along with the underwriting pen

Amiga Specialty secures fourth capacity deal in under two years

A capacity facility described as "long-term" matters more than it sounds - because the alternative is a market that disappears at the next renewal. Here is how to assess whether this one is built to last

HDI International has given a strategist the CFO chair

Weldi's background is M&A, investor relations and communications, not conventional finance. That choice signals something about the next phase of HDI International's development