Data & Research
Reinsurers’ New Reality of Abundant Capacity May be Permanent: A.M. Best
The reinsurance market is operating in a new reality of abundant capacity from traditional and alternative sources, low interest rates and thinner reinsurance margins, driven by intense competition ...
Lloyd’s Tallies $4.6 Trillion in At-Risk GDP in 301 Cities
In the first-ever Lloyd's City Risk Index, analyzes the economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. It concludes that "$4.6 ...
State Farm & Farmers Gain Ground in J.D.Power Small Biz Customer Satisfaction Ranking
Erie Insurance hit the top of the list of J.D. Power's latest small business commercial insurance study in terms of client satisfaction with their insurance policies. This is the third straight ...
El Nino Set to Give U.S. a Very Warm Winter
How the weather plays out in the next six months will have a lot to say about the California drought, snow in the Northeast and even the price of natural gas. A strong El Nino in the equatorial ...
How to Know What Insurance Customers Want
What do today's customers want from insurance providers? They want understanding, interaction, even a relationship. But they vary in when and how they wish to learn, interact and build that ...
Lloyd’s Casualty Reinsurance Underwriters Worry They Risk Repeating Historical Mistakes
Lloyd's international casualty reinsurance underwriters are running the risk of repeating the same mistakes that have placed the market in difficulty in the past, according to a new straw poll of ...
Small Businesses Avoid Business Interruption Coverage: Nationwide Survey
Nearly 75 percent of small businesses say they don't have a disaster recovery plan in place. For companies with fewer than 50 employees, just one in five – or 18 percent – have one, according to ...
Liberty Mutual Launches Safety Climate Surveys For Commercial Lines Clients
Liberty Mutual Insurance said it will start offering safety climate surveys to its commercial lines customers so they can learn from employees how safe they believe the workplace actually is. The ...