Data & Research
COVID-19 Narrows VC Window to InsurTechs That Meet Urgent Industry Needs: Deloitte
InsurTech venture financing held its own in the first half of 2020, essentially matching robust levels reached over the same period last year despite economic shocks created by the coronavirus ...
Global Reinsurers Face Major Hardening Market Over Next Two Years: Munich Re
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the re/insurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely continue over the next two years, or even longer, according to ...
Ransomware Attacks Soar and Grow More Malicious: Coalition
Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, underscoring the risks created by pandemic-related work-from-home requirements, ...
Benefit Strategies Have Shifted From Talent Retention to Business Continuity: Gallagher
Before the pandemic, companies had spent years increasing benefits and compensation and even adding extra perks in a bid to win the war for talent. Now, the focus is on business continuity, and ...
More Negative Rating Actions Coming for Reinsurers Over the Next Year: S&P
Despite the global reinsurance sector's "robust capital position" and "very high rate rises," which are expected to "carry on for the remainder of year, and continue for major renewals in 2021," ...
Many Workers Feel Undervalued and ‘Disposable’
Many American workers feel undervalued and believe their employer sees them as "disposable," according to a new survey by DeVry University. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of employees surveyed said ...
Schools Dogged by Unaddressed COVID-19 Insurance Liability Questions: A.M. Best
Questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability are dogging schools as they begin classes, and answers remain elusive, according to new commentary from A.M. Best. "Uncertainty about the plethora ...
Moody’s Downgrades Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook
Moody's downgraded its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to negative from stable, citing a challenging operating environment hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and its adverse impact on ...