Data & Research
Commercial Lines Profit Growth: Execution Matters More Than Portfolio Mix
It is "how" commercial lines carriers execute their underwriting strategies, not "what" lines they write that is key to profitable growth for top performers, according to new research from McKinsey. ...
S&P Reveals Top 50 Largest P/C Insurers
As the third-fastest growing company on a list of the world's top 50 largest insurance companies, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. continued to rank No. 1, according to research S&P ...
The Data Behind Rising Homeowners Premiums: By Peril and By State
The U.S. home insurance industry has experienced an upward trend in all-peril loss costs over the past seven years, according to a new report released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The ninth annual ...
Understanding and Managing Overconfident, Passionate Employees
When plotting their career trajectories, young professionals are often encouraged to follow their passion. And in the entrepreneurial world, passion is often seen as a key ingredient for success. But ...
New Hire Relationships: Men Rewarded for Meet and Greet Behavior
Building relationships with colleagues is critical when starting a new job, but a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Management Scientific Reports suggests that only men are rewarded for their ...
Insurance CEOs Talk Gen AI, Growth, Workforce Strategies
A much higher percentage of insurance chief executives say that generative AI is a top investment priority for their firms than peers in other industries, according to a survey report published by ...
Homeowners Not Satisfied, Just Stuck With Insurers: J.D. Power
Although Chubb, AIG, Amica and Erie outranked peers in the U.S. homeowners insurance market on measures of customer satisfaction, the compiler of satisfaction scores—J.D. Power—believes customers ...
How to Grow Profitably in Seven Steps: Delegated Underwriting Is One
Insurers and reinsurers that achieve spectacular returns on average equity have seven common characteristics, according to Aon, which analyzed the performance of 100 insurers and reinsurers to ...