Data & Research
Progressive, Chubb, W.R. Berkley Lead Pack of Solid P/C Investment Prospects: Morningstar
Progressive, Chubb and W.R. Berkley rise to the top of a property/casualty insurance sector that offers favorable opportunities for investors, Morningstar said in a new report. "We think the current ...
Full Power of Data-Driven Analytics Still Largely Untapped by Insurers
The depth and breadth of predictive modeling applications are growing as insurance companies become more comfortable with this core function in modern property/casualty business. However, few ...
Consumers Conditionally Support Commercial Drone Use: Chubb Survey
As businesses and insurance companies alike push for use of commercial drones, consumers themselves only embrace them conditionally, a new Chubb survey found. A small majority – 59 percent of ...
Towers Watson: Global Insurers Increasingly Rely on Enterprise Risk Management
Close to 75 percent of global insurers insist they use enterprise risk management regularly to evaluate their business strategies, according to a new Towers Watson survey. At the same time, carriers ...
Auto Insurance Customers Comparison Shop But Increasingly Stay Put: J.D. Power Rankings
Auto insurers are finding it harder to attract new customers as consumers boost comparison-shopping, but stay put unless they find significant deals, J.D. Power found in its latest annual customer ...
2015 to Get a Mild Dose of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: WSI
Expect 2015 to be another mild year in terms of hurricanes and tropical storms, according to Weather Services International's new forecast for the season. There will be nine named storms, five ...
Insurer Pessimism Grows Over Investing Opportunities: Goldman Sachs
Insurers are increasingly pessimistic about investment opportunities and wary about everything from an economic slowdown to credit and market volatility, a new Goldman Sachs Asset Management industry ...
What Insurance Agents Want from Carriers
Agents like what they get already but see room for improvement in field operations, agent education and marketing support provided by carriers, according to a 2014 national survey of more than 1,400 ...