Data & Research
Actuary is No. 4 on Top 200 Job List; Agents, Underwriters Rank Low
Insurance underwriters placed 67th, insurance agents landed at 158th and senior corporate executives came in at No. 132 in Careercast.com's listing of the 200 best jobs of 2014. This year, ...
Insurance.com: Most Americans Are Revving Up for Driverless Cars
While driverless cars may be some time from everyday use, most Americans are seriously game to try one. A new Insurance.com survey determined that most Americans are comfortable with driverless cars ...
Deadly March Washington Landslide Connected to 2006 Event
The disastrous March 22 landslide that killed 43 people in the rural Washington state community of Oso involved the "remobilization" of a 2006 landslide on the same hillside, a new federally ...
U.S., Canada Face Below-Average First-Half at Losses: Verisk
The U.S and Canada both experienced below-average catastrophe losses in the first half of 2014, a trend that has been a relative boon for the property/casualty industry so far this year, Verisk ...
One in Four Young Adults Don’t Leave Home; Trend Rising
The share of young adults living with parents or other family members in the U.S. continues to grow in the aftermath of the most severe recession in the post- World War II era. A record 57 million ...
Global Terrorism Fatalities Up 30%: Maplecroft
Global fatalities from acts of terrorism have risen 30 percent over the last 12 months compared to the five-year average, according to a new security monitoring service from global risk analytics ...
Spending on Ads Still Beats Spending on Auto Insurance Agents: Nomura
Two analysts at Nomura Equity Research published statistics on advertising spend and premium growth Friday, reinforcing a conclusion they advanced late last year—that dollars spent on advertising ...
Lloyd’s Underwriters Find Success with U.S. Specialty Subsidiaries: SNL
Insurers Hiscox Ltd., Beazley Plc and Catlin Group Ltd. are reaping the benefits of the U.S. market, according to a report from SNL Financial. SNL data shows how the three companies with significant ...