Rod Bolivar

Rod Bolivar

Insurance Business America

Rod Bolivar

freelance news writer

18 years experience109,560 Total views on Insurance Business America in 2025

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 miss digital sales opportunities – JD Power Capital glut squeezes Kinsale's property line MGA consolidation reaches trucking insurtech HDVI

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

Alliant joins a broker hiring race over health costs

Alliant joins a broker hiring race over health costs

Cost pressure isn't the only reason brokers are staffing up

Concentra names a CMO who spent 16 years on the payer side

Concentra names a CMO who spent 16 years on the payer side

When a workers' comp claim drags, the friction point is usually where payer strategy and provider treatment decisions fail to connect. Rosenthal has run both sides of that equation

Kentucky family agency sale shows deal prices holding firm

Kentucky family agency sale shows deal prices holding firm

Buyers are shrinking in number

Brown & Riding adds property broker amid rate shift

Brown & Riding adds property broker amid rate shift

Layered programs are seeing the steepest reductions of all - and capturing them requires structure, not just access

ManhattanLife secures rare second charter in New York

ManhattanLife secures rare second charter in New York

A much bigger rival chased the same kind of licence - and that says something about how scarce this capacity is

CRC adds CAT specialist amid wholesale hiring wave

CRC adds CAT specialist amid wholesale hiring wave

More submissions are landing on wholesale desks than a year ago - and knowing which desks have added capacity to handle them is worth more than watching the headline rate

MGA consolidation reaches trucking insurtech HDVI

MGA consolidation reaches trucking insurtech HDVI

MGA consolidation reaches trucking insurtech

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

S-RM served AXA XL's rivals too - brokers running multi-carrier programs need to find out fast whether that continues

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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