Data & Research
Gender Plays a Big Role in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey
More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they've experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe it was due to their gender. A study released by specialty insurer ...
In a Soft Market, Munich Re Regains Top Reinsurer Spot: A.M. Best 2017 Ranking
Munich Re is once again the world's largest reinsurer after losing the top spot in 2017 to rival Swiss Re, according to A.M. Best's new market segment report. A.M. Best made its assessment based on ...
If You Want a Job, 63 Percent of Insurers Are Looking, Jacobson/Ward Study Found
A majority of insurance companies plan to hire additional employees in 2018, even as the industry's unemployment rate hovers at a record low and the labor market remains extremely competitive, ...
Employee Job Satisfaction Rises; Unhappiness Over Training, Bonuses, Promotion Is an Issue
Slightly more than half of U.S. employees claim to be satisfied with their jobs, a statistic to consider as Labor Day 2018 approaches. Specifically, 51 percent of U.S. employees said they are ...
H1 ILS Issuance Reached a Robust and Resilient $7.3B: Swiss Re
Insurance-linked securities continued at a healthy clip during the 2018 first half but failed to reach record levels hit last year, Swiss Re said in its latest report on the matter. H1 2018 ILS ...
Another Tally Leaves Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Deaths Much Higher Than Initial Count
Nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans died due to Hurricane Maria, according to a George Washington University report commissioned by Governor Ricardo Rossello that's the latest to assert that the island ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Underwriting Income Reflects a Big Rebound in H1: A.M. Best
The U.S. P/C insurance industry saw its net underwriting income rebound substantially in the first half of 2018, according to a new A.M. Best special report. That number reached $5.3 billion for H1 ...
Reinsurance Consolidation Won’t Let Up Anytime Soon: Standard & Poor’s
Expect more reinsurance M&A deals in the coming months as reinsurers seek to remain competitive through tough market conditions, S&P Global Ratings predicts in a new report. According to ...