CFO / Financial
Reinsurance Capital to Drop $40B: AM Best
AM Best estimates that traditional reinsurance capital will drop by roughly $40 billion to $435 billion at year-end 2022, after hefty jumps recorded in each of the prior three years. The projected ...
Dissatisfied Claimants Put Carriers at Risk of Losing $170B in Premiums: Accenture
A research report published last week found that one-third of claimants were not fully satisfied with their most recent insurance claims experience, adding that speed of settlement is a clear pain ...
Small Businesses Still Use Agents, But Online Insurance Buyers More Satisfied
Two-thirds of small businesses use insurance agents to buy insurance for their enterprises, but those buying insurance online report higher satisfaction with the buying process, according to a new ...
Why InsurTechs Should Be Scared of the Reinsurer’s Veto
Cash burn is so 2020. To keep with the recent theme of calling out the obvious, it's time to talk about the next big risk for product-centric InsurTechs. It's not cash burn. Everyone knows about that ...
Travelers CEO on Signs of Recession: ‘Not Yet’
With inflationary effects still hitting the books of property/casualty insurers, including Travelers, analysts are worrying about the next macroeconomic shoe to drop—a recession. But the leader of ...
Florida Regulators, FAIA Slam Demotech for Reported Plans to Downgrade 17 Carriers
Florida's top insurance regulators and the Florida Association of Insurance Agents on Thursday blasted the Demotech financial rating firm after the organization reportedly notified 17 insurers that ...
Viewpoint: Don’t Leave a Legacy of Legacy Systems
Insurers are not typically thought of as disruptors. You know, the ones anticipating change, willing to ride the waves, and making drastic changes based on where the market will be rather than merely ...
Progressive Corp. Records Second-Quarter Loss
Progressive Corp. said Friday it recorded a loss of about $543 million for the second quarter 2022 and a loss of $436.7 million in June. To date, Progressive is in the red with a bottom-line net loss ...