Data & Research
Why Greed Isn’t Good
Imagine yourself betting on the long- term survival of two types of people. One is the classic egoist, focused and ruthless. The other is more selfless, willing to help fellow humans without any ...
Gender Bias A Consequence Of SOX Financial Expert Rule?
In 2002, the federal government mandated that corporate boards of directors include at least one "audit committee financial expert" to help avert future accounting scandals. But the title and ...
Berkshire Beats Bond Rout, Other Insurers By Avoiding Bonds
Warren Buffett's preference for buying stocks and whole companies rather than bonds is helping Berkshire Hathaway Inc. weather a spike in interest rates better than other insurers. Book value rose 2 ...
Provider Excess Insurance in High Demand: Survey
Evolving reimbursement models for healthcare providers are fueling a surge in demand for provider excess insurance with industry experts forecasting a jump in premiums of 15-30 percent in 2013, ...
Top 10 Workers Comp Writers Have Varying Results: Fitch
A review of statutory underwriting results for the top 10 writers of workers compensation at year-end 2012 reveals significant disparities in company underwriting performance. Market share across ...
Workers Compensation Market: Challenges Remain Despite Recent Improvements
The market for workers compensation insurance is in a recovery phase of the underwriting cycle after several years of poor results. In particular, premium rates continued to increase meaningfully ...
P/C Insurers Face Challenges If Terrorism Risk Insurance Is Not Renewed: Fitch
If Congress fails to renew or makes significant changes to the federal government's terrorism risk insurance program, some insurers will be forced to significantly alter their underwriting portfolios ...
Renewable Energy Insurance Market Could Triple By 2020: Report
The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss ...