Data & Research
Capacity Keeping E&S Market Competitive; Berkshire Impact Yet to Materialize: Fitch
Growing capacity will limit rate hikes and promote persistent competition in the excess and surplus lines market, Fitch Ratings said in a report earlier this week. The U.S. E&S market, which ...
Premium Growth Continues for 14th Straight Quarter, WC to Lead in 2014
Although the growth in industry total net property/casualty insurance premiums slowed in the third-quarter, an unbroken string of quarterly hikes is longer than a prior period of back-to-back ...
Nine-Month Results Show P/C Industry Headed for Best Post-Crisis Year
With a combined ratio of 95.8 through nine months translating into $10.5 billion of underwriting profit, the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is on track to report its best year in the ...
Are Drivers Naughty or Nice? State Farm Finds Aggressive Driving at Holiday Time
Will drivers be naughty or nice behind the wheel this holiday season? State Farm and KRC Research conducted an online survey of 1,000 U.S drivers over 18 years old and learned there's room for ...
St. John’s University to Relocate Manhattan Campus
St. John's University has leased 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus at 51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village, Manhattan. The new location will house ...
U.S. Employees Not Rewarded for Innovation, Accenture Survey Finds
U.S. employees are hungry to be entrepreneurial, but most believe their companies don't do enough to support and reward their efforts to generate ideas, according to a new study by Accenture. More ...
Total Catastrophe Losses in 2013 at $130B, Insured Losses at $44B: Swiss Re
Swiss Re AG, the second-largest reinsurer worldwide, said natural and man-made catastrophes in 2013 caused $130 billion in economic losses tied to floods, hailstorms and other events. Insured losses ...
CEOs Hurt Firm Performance By Overstaying Their Welcome: Study
The longer CEOs stay in power, the more likely chief executives are to limit outside sources of market and customer information, ultimately hurting firm performance. A new study suggests that most ...