Data & Research
Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research
The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...
Highway Disruption: The Promise and Perils of Autonomous Vehicles for Insurers
It's becoming clear that our highways to the future will be paved as much with technology as with asphalt. And if we believe some auto makers, self-driving vehicles hold potential to unravel traffic ...
A Cautious Approach to Cyber Risk Can Help Insurers Protect Their Ratings: Fitch
The influence of cyber risk on insurer ratings is likely to be neutral or gradual as long as insurers continue take a cautious approach to the business, according to Fitch Ratings. At its recent ...
Reinsurers’ Hurricane, Quake Losses Could Hit $25B: A.M. Best
Cumulative net catastrophe losses for reinsurance companies from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, along with the Mexico earthquakes, are between $20 billion-$25 billion out of an overall industry ...
California Wildfire Insured Losses Might Surpass $10B: AIR Worldwide
Insured loss estimates are coming in for the fall's historic California wildfires, and they're substantial. Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide said it estimates insured losses from the fires ...
UK Broker Probe Could Help Boost London Insurance Market Competitiveness: Fitch
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's review of the wholesale insurance broker market could help counter the trend of rising expenses for London market insurers, according to a Fitch Ratings briefing. ...
A Move Toward Fewer and Much Larger Insurance M&A Deals: Willis Towers Watson
Fewer insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are being completed these days, but those that are completed are of a higher value, according to a survey by global broker Willis Towers Watson in ...
Telematics-Driven Auto Insurance Still Has Untapped Audience: Survey
Behavior-based auto insurance—where carriers rely on telematics to gather driving data that shapes a customer's rates—appears to have a largely untapped audience. A new driver survey sponsored by ...