Data & Research
Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings
Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by ...
17 P/C Insolvencies, Only One Cat-Driven In 2012: A.M. Best
Only one of 17 property/casualty insurance carriers that became financially impaired in 2012 suffered its impairment as a result of catastrophe losses, according to a recent study by A.M. Best. ...
Fitch Analyzes 2012 P/C Carrier Results
Although the aggregate operating results for a group of large publicly traded property/casualty insurers improved markedly in 2012 compared to 2011, individual carrier performance remains "below par" ...
200,000 Residential Properties Return To Positive Equity In 4Q 2012: CoreLogic
Roughly 200,000 residential properties returned to a state of positive equity during fourth-quarter of 2012, according to CoreLogic, a provider of information, analytics and business services. In an ...
Insurance Claim-Padding Okay With 24 Percent of Americans: Survey
Twenty-four percent of Americans believe it is acceptable to increase an insurance claim by a small amount to make up for deductibles they are required to pay. That is lower than the 33 percent found ...
Sandy Outages, Communications Issues Slammed Small Businesses: Hartford Survey
While only 11 percent of small business owners surveyed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut experienced structural property damage from Superstorm Sandy, more than half lost revenue in the ...
U.S. Reinsurer Results 2012
Source: Reinsurance Association of America For more information, see related article, "RAA: U.S. Reinsurers Had Higher Premiums, Improved Underwriting Results in 2012."
Wealthy Families Paying Too Much For Inadequate Property, Auto Cover
Half of 600 insurance agents and brokers surveyed say wealthy families fail to get premium credits for loss prevention systems, such as burglar alarms—credits that could save them 30 percent or ...