Data & Research
Auto Insurers Setting Premiums May Treat Risky Borrowers Worse Than Drunk Drivers
A customer's credit score may matter more than a drunken-driving conviction for auto insurers setting premiums, Consumer Reports said, citing a review of price quotes in the U.S. from more than 700 ...
Genetic Markers May Fuel Next Wave of P/C Insurer Asbestos Reserve Hikes
Actuaries and casualty insurance company financial officers who are not tuned into the revolution occurring in molecular biology may be blindsided by the next influx of asbestos claims, according to ...
$2.2B Sirius Sale Leaves S&P, A.M. Best and Fitch Both Wary & Cautious
Plans for White Mountains Insurance Group to sell Sirius International Insurance Group for $2.2 billion to a Chinese investment firm drew negative or cautious reactions from Standard & Poor's, ...The Hartford Survey: Few Midsize Businesses Have Tested Continuity Plans
Though most midsize businesses have business continuity plans, few have tested them, according to a new report from The Hartford. The insurer's "2014 Midsize Business Monitor" found that 59 percent ...
PartnerRe, M&A Focused, Suffers Large Investment Losses in Q2
PartnerRe has enough on its plate juggling a proposed merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR SpA. Now there is a sizable second-quarter ...
You’re Married? You’re Getting a Deal on Your Car Insurance
Your driving record seems a legitimate risk for insurers to consider when they price auto insurance. But your marital status? Yes, young men in red sports cars will pay more for coverage than ...
Employers Bracing for Discrimination Suits: Littler Mendelson Study
Your company is bracing itself for lawsuits. Yours included. U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies, a survey released last week ...
Cyber Climbs the List as a Major Risk: PwC & CSFI Survey
Regulation is the top insurance industry concern for the third year in a row, but cyber has grabbed carriers' attention like never before, according to the Centre for the Study of Financial ...