Data & Research
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 ...
Cyber Insurance Gap Growing: Survey Report
According to a survey report released yesterday, not only are most North American businesses still not buying cyber insurance, but those that are don't buy enough limit to cover last year's median ...
Wildfires Disproportionately Impact Lower-Income Homeowners: Study
The 2022 wildfire season promises to be another record-breaker. Roughly 2 million acres burned last month, and major fires are currently scorching Idaho, Utah and California, threatening tens of ...
Conservatives More Satisfied With Product Buys Than Liberals: Research
Researchers from Catholic University of Portugal, Boston College, Korea University, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Rice University published a paper in the Journal of Marketing that ...
Agents Expect Big Jump in Online Commercial Insurance Shopping: Survey
A majority of independent insurance agents (53 percent) are expecting a significant increase in online commercial insurance buyers over the next three years, according to a survey from Semsee, a ...
InsurTech Funding Levels Hold Steady in Q2 vs. Q1: CB Insights
Funding for the InsurTech sector held steady in the second-quarter of 2022, coming in at roughly $2.4 billion, the same as the overall funding figure recorded for first-quarter 2022, according to ...
Report: Growth in Ransomware Affecting Cyber Underwriting Performance
An increase in ransomware attacks has factored into the deterioration of cyber insurance underwriting performance during the past two years, according to a report from The Geneva Association. The ...
Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War?
With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe one growth driver is the fact that the MGA model attracts talent. ...