Research
Low Interest Rates Threaten Insurer Success in Europe: A.M. Best
Insurers and reinsurers alike could see some adverse affects from financial and social instability in the European Union, A.M. Best said in a new report. Points of concern range from quantitative ...
P/C Market Stable in 2015: Wells Fargo
The commercial property and casualty insurance market should remain stable and profitable in 2015, according to the Wells Fargo Insurance 2015 Insurance Market Outlook. Abundant market capacity and ...
Reinsurance M&A Won’t Solve Problems With Soft Market: S&P
While mergers and acquisitions in the global reinsurance sector have accelerated in recent months, consolidation won't adequately address falling prices and other competitive pressures, Standard ...
Help Us Find More Business, Agents Tell Carriers
Carrier relationships are more helpful than technology in all areas of service that agents deliver to customers, but carriers are least helpful in both relationships and technology when they're ...
Risk Managers Want Carriers, Not Just Brokers, Involved in Service
While commercial insurers have traditionally relied upon insurance brokers to manage customer relationships, large company risk managers are looking for both parties to work together to meet their ...
P/C Insurers Expanding Predictive Modeling, Usage-Based Offerings
Property /casualty insurance executives believe that over the past six years predictive modeling has become an essential or very important driver of improved performance and they are broadening their ...
Low Cost Robots Seen Replacing More Factory Workers: Research
The falling cost of industrial robots will allow manufacturers to use them to replace more factory workers over the next decade while lowering labor costs, according to new research. Robots now ...
ISO & PCI: P/C Net Income, Profitability Takes a Dive Through Much of 2014
The first nine months of 2014 saw policyholders' surplus for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reach record levels. At the same time, net income after taxes declined substantially and ...