Research
A.M. Best 2016 Prediction: Lower U.S. P/C Underwriting Profit With Market Cracks
U.S. property/casualty insurers, fresh off a third consecutive year of underwriting profit in 2015, will likely achieve this again in 2016. At the same time, the market will develop some cracks along ...
Global Reinsurers’ Strong Capital Position Counteracts Competitive Pressures in 2016: S&P
Strength of capital and good enterprise risk management are two of the main reasons the global reinsurance industry will be able to maintain a stable outlook during 2016 from Standard & Poor's ...
U.S. P/C Industry Maintains Stable Outlook for 2016 Despite Tough Market: S&P
Despite ongoing soft market conditions, declining statutory surplus and "unsustainable levels" of reserve releases, the U.S. property/casualty industry will maintain a stable outlook for 2016, ...
Retaliation Charges Top 2015 List of Workplace Discrimination Claims
Retaliation charges increased by nearly five percent in 2015 and continue to be the leading concern raised by workers across the country. Disability charges increased by six percent from last year ...
Where Insurers Rank Among World’s Top Brands: 2016
Allianz is the only global insurance organization that ranks among the top 50 most valuable brands in the world, but even the German company failed to garner the highest brand rating of AAA+ awarded ...
P/C Net Income Soared in Much of 2015; Investments Remained a Struggle
Property/casualty insurers saw their net income and profitability soar during the first nine months of 2015, though the challenging investment environment reduced yields. Those findings are part of a ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Employment Dipped in December: I.I.I.
P/C insurance carrier employment in the U.S. declined in December, continuing a generally downward trend going back 18 months, the Insurance Information Institute said in a special report. The number ...
P/C Insurance Commercial Rates Dropped 4 Percent in January
Rates for commercial property/casualty insurance fell 4 percent in the first month of the new year, continuing a downward trend that is unlikely to halt anytime soon, according to Richard Kerr, CEO ...