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New Business Goes to Auto Insurers With Strong Underwriting Results: J.D. Power Study
Insurers with the strongest new business yield rates also have strong combined ratios in personal auto in the "J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study." We define new business yield rates as ...
Top Five Regional Insurers: Combined Ratio Rankings
National insurers have produced higher returns on equity and lower combined ratios in recent years, according to our analysis of financial results (published in a companion article here). Drilling ...
Is Any Carrier Winning the War for Executive Talent? Carrier Management Ranking Tallies Execs on the Move
The war for executive talent continued to rage in the property/casualty insurance industry last year, as carriers announced new hires at management and executive levels, mainly from competitors ...
When Millennials Rule the Economy, What Will That Be Like?
With the ongoing departure of Baby Boomers from the U.S. workforce, Millennial leaders are set to assume an increasing role in steering the nation's economy and the organizations that comprise it. ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System for 2016
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform recently announced its annual list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Starbucks feels the heat from two abusive lawsuits (Ill. and Calif.) Court ...
Progressive Tops A.M. Best’s Premium Ranking of U.S. Commercial Auto Insurers
Progressive Insurance Group is the top U.S. commercial automobile insurer by 2015 premium volume, an accomplishment that comes as the broader sector's overall performance continues to deteriorate, ...
Top 25 Non-Life Reinsurers: Swiss Re Leads, Berkshire Drops in A.M. Best’s 2016 Ranking
Swiss Re landed on top of a ranking of global non-life reinsurers, just edging out Munich Re by a few hundred million dollars in premium on a list extracted from an A.M. Best analysis. The rating ...
AIG, Chubb, XL Group Lead in U.S. Cyber Coverage Market Share: Fitch Ratings
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry generated $1 billion in direct written premium volume for cyber insurance in 2015. AIG, Chubb and XL Group led the market, according to Fitch Ratings. ...