Data & Research
Berkshire Primary Ops Show Double-Digit Profit, Premium Gains in Q1
Berkshire-Hathaway's primary property/casualty operations recorded double-digit gains in premiums and pre-tax earnings in the first quarter, but P/C reinsurance results contributed to a 6.6 percent ...
Strong Garage Doors Save Roofs, Shelters Save Lives in Tornadoes: Research
Lightweight garage doors can be the weak link that allows high winds and pressure changes into a home during a tornado, according to a study of tornado damage by researchers from The University of ...
AIR Worldwide, Association of British Insurers Ally on Non-Modeled Risks
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide collaborated with the Association of British Insurers and other industry experts on a detailed paper outlining the challenges of non-modeled catastrophe ...
Are Bermuda Reinsurers Doomed to Be Middlemen?
In a report on the Bermuda reinsurance market released Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised the prospect the Bermuda reinsurers could ultimately become middlemen between companies ...
Study: Women CEOs Remain Few in Finance, Other Industries
The number of women becoming CEOs of the world's largest public companies has gained slightly over the previous decade. But their percentage remains stubbornly low in sectors such as finance and ...
Customers Switching Auto Insurers Unhappy with New Prices: J.D. Power Rankings
Customers who switch auto insurance carriers due to poor service often end up sorry they did because they end up paying more with their new insurer, according to the latest J.D. Power 2014 U.S. ...
Top 10 Countries in Manufacturing; U.S. is ‘Rising Star’
Call it the comeback kid. A new ranking of the competitiveness of the world's top 25 exporting countries says the United States is once again a "rising star" of global manufacturing thanks to falling ...
El Niño and Hurricanes By the Numbers: Assured Research Analysis
Forecasters are weighing in on the chances of an El Niño event developing later this year, with some assigning probabilities as high as 65 percent. But what exactly does that mean for U.S. property ...