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‘Great Resignation’ Reaches C-Suite; CEO Turnover Up: Research
CEO turnover spiked in the first half of 2021, as companies tapped new talent to navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and stressed-out chief executives sought a career change, a study from ...
Cyber Rate Hikes Could Climb 150% in 2022, but Other Lines Will Stabilize: Willis Towers Watson
North American commercial insurance prices should soften gradually in the coming months, bringing a slowdown in many premium rate hikes and more stability in 2022, Willis Towers Watson said in a new ...
As Insurance Demand Rises, Premiums Projected to Reach Record Levels: Swiss Re
Strong growth and record premiums are projected for the global insurance industry, as demand for risk protection increases, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma study. The global insurance ...
Major European Reinsurers Report Strong 2021 Earnings to Date, Despite High Catastrophe Losses
All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. Sharply lower ...
U.S. Severe Weather Insured Losses Surpassed $20B After Rough October: Aon
Annual U.S. severe weather insured losses for 2021 are jumping above $20 billion after a rough October, even before the year is complete, according to a new Aon report. "October is typically ...
Strong Gains as U.S. P/C Insurers Emerge From the Pandemic
U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income jump to $37.5 billion in the 2021 first half, up from $24.3 billion the year before, with gains coming as the country continued to recover from ...
Chubb Wrote the Most U.S Cyber Business in 2020; Sector Grew Nearly 30%: NAIC
The cyber insurance market in the U.S. grew to roughly $4.1 billion in direct written premiums in 2020, an increase of 29.1% from the prior year, reports the National Association of Insurance ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Stymied by Challenges at the Cusp of Profitability: AM Best
U.S. commercial auto insurers may be generating the best underwriting results for the sector in years, but the sector remains unprofitable as a whole as it confronts a number of emerging trends, ...