Data & Research
East Coast Hurricanes Can Flood the Midwest: University Research
Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes. Or is it? With the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a ...
Liberty Mutual: Most Parents Lack Extra Coverage For Play Dates
Most parents lack umbrella liability insurance for everyday routines such as carpooling and hosting other children in their homes, Liberty Mutual determined in a new survey. The auto and home insurer ...
Primary, Excess Layer D&O Pricing Still Moving in Opposite Directions: Aon
Overall price declines for directors and officers liability insurance programs of publicly traded companies continue to be driven by excess-layer price drops, Aon's Financial Services Group concluded ...
Survey: Cyber Attacks + Terrorism Top Reinsurance Worries
Cyber attacks and terrorism may be shaping up as the big emerging risks reinsurers face in 2015. About 40 percent of industry respondents to a recent Guy Carpenter & Co. survey said cyber attacks ...
Underreserving, Balance Sheet Fundamentals Taking a Back Seat in Rating Agency Analyses
Loss and loss adjustment expense (L&LAE) reserving and reported income are but two components of a thorough, all-encompassing rating agency analysis of an insurer. Today, more than ever before, ...
‘Industry’ Loss Reserve Studies Not Meaningful: Demotech Analysis
Insurance literature is replete with articles, analyses, studies and discussion documents related to industry loss and loss adjustment expense (L&LAE) reserves, the impact of L&LAE reserve ...
Swiss Re’s P/C Reinsurance Unit Excelled in Q3
While the property/casualty reinsurance industry continues to be hammered by heavy competition and soft pricing, Swiss Re can celebrate its 2014 third quarter results. The Zurich company reported a ...
Corporate Boards Making Progress on Gender Equality: Thomson Reuters
A new study on gender diversity in the boardroom shows a slow but steady increase in the presence of women on corporate boards over the past five fiscal years, with 64 percent reporting women board ...