Data & Research
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 ...
As P/C Companies Turn to Predictive Analytics, Some Underwriters are Wary
If you're wondering how important predictive analytics is becoming to property/casualty insurance companies, consider this: 56 percent of industry respondents in a new survey said they plan to start ...
The Hartford’s Continued Upswing Wins a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Upgrade
Hartford Financial Services Group's continued rebound has led Standard & Poor's to raise its financial strength credit rating for the insurance giant. Specifically, Standard & Poor's said it ...
It’s an Insurance Buyer’s Market For Now: Willis
Due in part to reduced catastrophe losses and the increased supply of capital, property/casualty insurance buyers can expect to face friendly market conditions on most lines of business for the ...
SCOR, Chubb, Help Drive Q1 Cat Bonds Issued to Record Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond limit secured in the 2015 first quarter came in at $1.7 billion, the most of any Q1 yet recorded, Aon Benfield said in its latest status report on insurance-linked securities. Aon ...