Performance
Investment Activities Don’t Cut It; Underwriters Create Value: ACORD
"Sustainable value creators" among the 100 largest property/casualty insurance carriers generated more value through underwriting than through investment activities over a 20-year study period, ...
Is Expertise a Liability? How Negative Feedback Impacts Decisions of CFOs, VCs, Other Experts
Financial strategists, medical advisers and venture capitalists that are considered experts in their fields play a crucial role in major organizations but are more likely than novices to make ...
Midyear Update 2022: Transitions
The theme of transitions is a fitting one, which ties together many of the articles in Carrier Management's midyear digital magazine. We're publishing soon after the start of summer, and the weather ...
Understanding the Role of Data Scientists in Risk Modeling
Risk models are an increasingly critical component to the modern insurance carrier. They are relied upon for all phases of insurance, from marketing and sales to pricing, claims, and operations. ...
ESG, Invasion of Ukraine Focus of Marsh McLennan Earnings Call
Much attention was paid to ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues and the Russian invasion of Ukraine as Marsh McLennan reported the highest first-quarter underlying growth in more than 20 ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Loss Costs ‘Challenging as Ever to Predict’
In the words of its CEO, there's a "fair amount to pay attention to" from the first-quarter earnings call of Travelers, as the P/C insurer grew net written premiums 11 percent to a record $8.4 ...
Innovation Boosts Carrier Top Lines: AM Best
Insurers with well-developed innovation initiatives have much higher levels of top-line growth than those who lag behind on the innovation curve, AM Best reported last month. In a special report ...
Investment Gains Float Weight of $5.6B Underwriting Loss for U.S. P/C Insurers in Nine Months 2021
An increase in capital gains on investments is largely credited with lifting the after-tax net income of private U.S. property/casualty insurers to $42.1 billion over nine months in 2021 compared to ...