Research
Lloyd’s of London Readies Proprietary Insurance Based Index
Lloyd's of London will launch its own insurance based index in summer 2016. The famed specialist and reinsurance market touts the product as the first of its kind for diversified risk. It is designed ...
PwC Board Survey: Majority of Large Insurers Have Risk Committees, CROs
Property/casualty insurance company senior executives aren't the only carrier leaders overwhelmed by multiple demands on their time. Members of P/C insurer boards of directors are similarly ...
Europe’s Domestic Regulators Add Tougher Rules On Top of Solvency II
Domestic regulators are increasingly "gold-plating" new European insurance capital rules by adding their own more stringent requirements, according to a survey of insurance trade associations. ...
Q3 Was a Flat Quarter for Commercial Insurance Prices: Towers Watson
Workers compensation, commercial property and directors and officers insurance all experienced price decreases in the 2015 third quarter, during a period where commercial insurance prices overall ...
Workers Compensation Reform May Already be Improving CA Claims Costs
Workers compensation reform legislation in California may already be making a dent in claims costs. Medical payments in the state – the largest for workers compensation insurance – dipped 5 ...
The Three Metrics That Matter Most for Managing Litigated Claims Costs
Insurers place major importance on measuring the costs for litigated files, according to a new LexisNexis industry survey. A sizable majority of respondents say that metrics such as average case ...
Specialization Key for Personal Lines Insurer Growth: Conning
Personal lines insurers don't need to be big in order to excel, according to a new study. In fact, only two companies on Conning Inc.'s list of Growth and Profit Leaders are in the top 10 for either ...
Are Commercial Auto Insurance Improvements Coming to a Stop?
Through 2014, the commercial auto insurance industry has seen solid improvements in both underwriting and operating performance. A.M. Best sees trouble ahead in the form of industry trends that could ...