Data & Research
Millennials Most Dissatisfied Among Homeowners Insurance Customer Groups
Gen Y customers—or Millennials—who comprise the largest group of homebuyers and renters in the United States, are more critical of their homeowners and renters insurance experiences than any ...
Should You Buy Alibaba Now? Mega IPOs are Mega Laggards a Year Later, Analysis Shows
If history is any guide, investors who missed out on getting a slice of Alibaba's massive initial public offering may want to think twice about jumping into the stock once it hits the New York Stock ...
Moody’s, A.M. Best See a Slowing Surplus Lines Market
Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months, as competition grows and rate hikes slow. Moody's Investors Service said that the U.S. ...
Beazley: Cyber Breaches are Small in Number But Growing
Specialty insurer Beazley has identified the most common source of data breaches, and they're not all in the cyber world. Most come from misdirected emails and faxes and the loss of paper records, ...
Eight Years and Counting; Reserve Releases Continue, Fitch Says
Property/casualty industry prior-year loss reserves developed favorably for eight straight calendar years as of year-end 2013, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings, which also says the ...
Top 25 Non-Life Reinsurers: A.M. Best Ranking
This ranking is based on 2013 premiums. A more recent ranking based on 2014 premiums is now available. See related article, "Top 25 Non-Life Reinsurers Rank: A.M. Best's 2015 Analysis." AXIS Capital ...
Americans Worry About Risks Caused by Drones: Chubb
Most Americans are worried that the increased use of drones in the U.S. could damage property, cause injury and create other new risks, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies determined in a new ...
Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Slowed Again in Q2
Commercial insurance prices continued to moderate in the 2014 second quarter. This time, they inched up 3 percent in aggregate, versus a 4 percent increase in the first three months of this year, a ...