Mav Rodriguez

Mav Rodriguez

Insurance Business America

Mav Rodriguez

freelance news writer

10 years experience20,014 Total views on Insurance Business America in 2025

Mav's specialty topics

regulation & compliance insurtech & AI market shifts & pricing executive moves

Mav Rodriguez is the pen name of a freelance news writer at Key Media, where she reports on insurance, mortgage, finance, and business developments.

Her coverage spans executive moves, market shifts, regulatory developments, industry reports, and company announcements across global financial services. She brings a strong background in research, editorial judgment, and SEO, producing clear and useful stories for specialist audiences.

Before focusing on trade journalism, Mav wrote across news and culture, guided by a longstanding interest in helping readers understand the issues that affect them. That focus on informing readers remains central to her work.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Good insurance journalism is about showing how individual developments fit into the bigger shifts happening across the market. That requires judgment—not just getting the facts right, but also knowing when a detail is significant and when it is simply noise. The goal is to help readers understand what is changing and, more importantly, what deserves their attention”

Awards and recognition

  • Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts in Nonfiction
  • Raul Locsin Award for Student Journalism

Also published by

When in Manila · Rappler · Philippine Daily Inquirer · Wealth Professional Canada · Insurance Business · The Educator

Featured content from Mav

Top 10 aircraft insurance companies by market share in the U.S. 10 best workers’ comp insurance companies in the US ranked by market share New UnitedHealth CEO vows to fix gaps

Previous experience

  • Key Media — global news writer
  • Ateneo de Manila University — writing assistant
  • Rappler — news and investigative intern

Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Creative Writing (Nonfiction), Ateneo de Manila University

Read the latest stories by Mav

E&S growth exposes widening split in US homeowners market

E&S growth exposes widening split in US homeowners market

E&S homeowners premiums rose 29.5% nationally last year and more than tripled in some inland states - for brokers managing personal lines clients, the question is no longer just price but whether admitted carriers are still willing to write the risk at all

Zurich shifts construction chief to lead E&S

Zurich shifts construction chief to lead E&S

E&S property premium is falling 13.7% while some lines keep climbing - Zurich is rotating its construction chief into the E&S leadership seat to navigate a market that is moving in two directions at once

Psychiatry’s low claim rate masks costly malpractice risks

Psychiatry’s low claim rate masks costly malpractice risks

Clinical judgment and communication claims average $261,000

US P&C underwriting gain jumps to $31.7 billion

US P&C underwriting gain jumps to $31.7 billion

Property rivalry is building, but casualty remains harder to place

Higginbotham expands into retirement and wealth with Two West

Higginbotham expands into retirement and wealth with Two West

Broker is adding retirement and wealth management capability as commercial P&C premiums post their first quarterly decline since 2017

Employee affordability concerns add to employers’ benefits dilemma

Employee affordability concerns add to employers’ benefits dilemma

Twenty-seven percent of workers say affordability concerns contributed to workplace incivility they experienced or witnessed. Employers cutting benefits are making that number worse

Entry-level adjuster hiring falls as insurers turn to AI

Entry-level adjuster hiring falls as insurers turn to AI

Postings for entry-level claims adjusters are down 50% since early 2024. If junior roles disappear, experienced adjusters stop being built

Pearson ADA settlement raises questions over vendor liability

Pearson ADA settlement raises questions over vendor liability

Pearson outsourced its benefits and training platforms to TP vendors. The EEOC said that did not outsource its ADA obligations. Every employer using TP HR technology has the same exposure

IB TALK

Hidden risks in green energy: Insurance gaps in solar, batteries, and beyond

Renewables may be cleaner, but their end-of-life risks are creating new liabilities and coverage gaps.

How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth

Agility, tech, and niche expertise will be differentiators, says TMPAA head

Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families

In 2026, protection for affluent families is less about buying more coverage and more about building resilience

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