Data & Research
Defining Value Creation
Cash flow in excess of cost of capital was utilized as the primary metric to measure the amount of value generated by each of the 100 carriers analyzed in "The ACORD U.S. P&C Value Creation ...
Auto Insurers Lead 2020 U.S. Property/Casualty Impairments: AM Best
Seven insurance company impairments were identified in the U.S. property/casualty industry in 2020, with five of the seven involving auto insurers, according to an A.M. Best special report. Last ...
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 ...