Data & Research
Cyber Coverage Profit Pressures Grow as Rate Hikes Struggle to Keep Pace: Fitch
Choosing to write cyber coverage is becoming increasingly costly for property/casualty insurance carriers and rate hikes may not be enough to make up the difference, according to a new Fitch Ratings ...
Florida Property Lawsuits Encompass 76% of Insurer Litigation in U.S.: NAIC Data
New information from Florida's insurance regulator paints a stark picture of the extent of litigation facing the state's domestic insurers. The information comes as numerous stakeholders push for ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Produced 2020 Underwriting Profit Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Despite considerable operating challenges in 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers saw a statutory underwriting profit for the third consecutive year, with an ...
Wildfire Risk Plummets With 10 Feet of Defensible Space: Study
Wildfire risk across the western United States has become a challenging issue for the insurance industry. Heightened risk and extreme events are squeezing carriers and devastating consumers. As a ...
March U.S. Storms Caused More than $1B in Insured Losses: Aon
An onslaught of U.S. storms and flooding in March caused as much as $2 billion in economic damage. Public and private insurers were likely to see losses surpass $1 billion, Aon plc said in its ...
Data-Centric Products and Services on the Rise: Study
While the majority of insurers (71 percent) have portfolios that contain data-centric products and services, many are still uncertain when it comes to what data is essential to own, what data is ...
Tech Companies Increasingly Unhappy With Their D&O Cover: Marsh
Technology companies' satisfaction with D&O coverage has dropped sharply so far 2021, as pricing soared and insurers narrowed their terms and conditions, Marsh found in a new study. Approximately ...
$6B-$10B Per Week in Lost Trade Possible Due to Suez Canal Blockage: Allianz
The container ship blocking the Suez Canal could cost global trade $6 billion to $10 billion a week, a study by German insurer Allianz showed on Friday. The study by Europe's biggest insurer also ...