Data & Research
Does a CEO’s Ability Affect Performance? Researcher Says No
A Texas A&M University researcher calls into question the common notion that CEOs have a large effect on firm performance. Although previous research contends that the so-called "CEO effect" is ...
Insurance CEOs Fearing ‘Uberization’ Eye Cognitive Computing: IBM Survey
The trend of "uberization"—industry disruption caused by an unlikely outside competitor—has become a key concern of executives in and outside the insurance industry, according to a new IBM study ...
Nationwide: Small Business Owners Lack Cyber Prep Plans
Small business owners in the United States are a wide, untapped customer base for property/casualty insurers developing coverage to address the escalating costs of cyber attacks. A recent ...
Aon: Homeowners Insurance Market Improves, Thanks to Rate Increases + Cheaper Reinsurance
The outlook for the U.S. homeowners insurance market has improved over the last year, thanks in part to rate increases and lower reinsurance costs, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield. ...
Demand for Cyber Coverage Surges: Wells Fargo Study
While the vast majority of corporations surveyed have purchased cyber insurance, and almost half have filed a claim as the result of a breach, there are still gaps in their incident-response plans, a ...
Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers: Claims Mgmt. Leads
Slow claim handling, the use of unapproved rates and a failure to provide required compliant disclosures top the list of market conduct actions taken against U.S. property and casualty insurers in ...
Willis, Towers Watson Shore Up Merger Support Ahead of Nov. 18 Vote
Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson, facing some opposition, are working aggressively to shape stockholder opinions in favor of their proposed merger in advance of a Nov. 18 shareholder vote ...
Guy Carpenter Survey Reveals New Products as Biggest Growth Opportunity in 2016
New products represent the biggest growth opportunity for (re)insurers in the year ahead, according to a new survey from global risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. The fourth ...