Data & Research
Economists Say Washington Fiscal Politics Hurts Economic, Jobs Growth: Reuters Survey
U.S. economic growth this quarter is likely to be less robust than forecast last month given the erosion of confidence in the wake of the nasty fight over fiscal policy, a Reuters survey showed on ...
Spending on Ads Beats Spending on Auto Insurance Agents: Researchers
Research published by Nomura Equity Research in mid-October shows that GEICO has overtaken Allstate to become the nation's second-biggest auto insurer, and that agency-writer Progressive is losing ...
Top-Ranked Carriers Build Agent Satisfaction Into Culture: Consultant
Property/casualty insurance carriers that make their agents happiest—landing themselves repeatedly on top-10 rankings in agent surveys—are those that build the goal of doing so into their ...
Market Share of Top 30 U.S. Excess & Surplus Insurers
Business Continues to Shrink for U.S. Municipal Bond Insurers
The amount of insured municipal bonds continued to drop in the first nine months of 2013, down nearly 18 percent to $8.2 billion from the same period last year, and 27 percent from the previous ...
Shift to Hotter Climate Expected by 2047: Study
Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and ...
CEOs Lacking Confidence; Benchmark Falls in Q3
A measure of CEO confidence took a tumble in the third quarter, according to two organizations which compile the quarterly benchmark. The Conference Board and PwC Measure of CEO Confidence, which had ...
University Researchers Question Route-Tracking Potential of UBI Devices
A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, unbeknownst to ...