Data & Research
Commercial P/C Rates Down 4% in February: MarketScout
Commercial property/casualty rates in the U.S. dropped again in February, with the composite rate once again coming in at -4 percent, according to the newest market barometer from MarketScout. By ...
U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Sector Ripe for Competition: McKinsey
U.S. property/casualty insurers salivating for a market growth opportunity appear to have a clear target in sight: the small commercial sector. It turns out that small commercial has enjoyed steady ...
Want to Be Seen as a Leader? Pump Some Iron, Study Says
Forget intelligence or wisdom. A muscular physique might just be a more important attribute when it comes to judging a person's leadership potential. In fact, new research suggests that Arnold ...
Graphic Insight from PwC CEO Study: How Insurers Will Attract Talent
While job cuts at a handful of insurance companies shrank the U.S. insurance carrier workforce by about 600 jobs last year, for the most part, property/casualty insurers are looking to increase or ...
In Robots We Trust; Maybe We Shouldn’t, Research Study Says
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an "Emergency Guide Robot" even after ...
In Today’s Market, Specialty Insurers Rule: Conning
Specialty property/casualty insurers are now a dominant force in the market and generate more than half of the industry's premiums, Conning Inc. asserts in a new report. Two-thirds of individual ...
Board Tech Inexperience Hampers Insurer IT Embrace: Novarica
Insurers speak loudly these days about embracing information technology as a tool to help grow their businesses. It turns out, however, that there is a disconnect: Their boards of directors are often ...
Are Leaders Giving Employees the Tools to Innovate? New Study Says No
Although executives in a variety of industries pay lip service to the idea that innovation is the responsibility of everyone their companies, employees below the management level are not getting the ...