Data & Research
P/C Carriers Will Feel the Hurt From Hurricane Laura
Ratings analysts A.M. Best and Moody's are expecting property/casualty insurers and reinsurers to suffer meaningful losses from Hurricane Laura. A.M. Best expects losses from Hurricane Laura to place ...
Personal Auto Insurance Shopping on the Rise Despite Pandemic: TransUnion
Despite a temporary downturn in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, personal auto insurance shopping rates actually rose in the first half of the year, according to TransUnion's 2020 Insurance ...
U.S. P/C Underwriting Income Plunges 5.5 Percent in H1 2020
U.S. P/C underwriting income dropped 5.5 percent in the first half of 2020 versus the same period last year. Higher underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends largely connected to COVID-19 ...
Natural Catastrophe Claims Outpaced COVID-19 During 2020 First Half: Fitch Ratings
Here's some pandemic perspective: COVID-19-related claims were not the biggest driver of the North American P/C insurance industry's overall combined ratio during the first six months of 2020. ...
COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Particular Toll on Younger Employees
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll, particularly on younger employees. Gen Z employees – those born starting in 1995 – were three times more likely than all other employees since the ...
Pandemic Changing the Way Employees View Benefits
The pandemic is changing the way workers view their employee benefits, according to a new study from The Hartford. While many employees continue to view their benefits positively, the perceived value ...
Auto Insurance Shopping Rebounds After COVID-19 Shutdown
Auto insurance shopping and new business growth rebounded in May and June after a drop in late March and early April due to COVID-19 shutdowns, civil unrest and other events. However, there was ...
COVID-19 Uncertainties Likely to Reverse H1 Global Insurance M&A Surge
Insurer mergers and acquisitions climbed higher in the first half of 2020 with a robust 201 completed deals worldwide, up from 197 in the second half of 2019, according to Clyde & Co's "Insurance ...