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Cyber Rates Could Double Within Two Years as Attacks Soar: S&P
The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and increased demand for cyber re/insurance, according to a report ...
Despite a Smaller Premium Base, WC Profitability Still Beats Other P/C Lines
Workers compensation may have a smaller premium base, but it remains highly profitable compared to other policy lines, AM Best concludes in a new report. The line produced more than $44.3 billion in ...
Pandemic Pressure: Clients Want Insurance Agents to Find New Ways to Protect Assets
Insurance agents are facing increased pressure from their clients to find new and broader ways to protect their assets through the ongoing pandemic, a Nationwide survey concludes. Clients want agents ...
Climate Change Returns as a Top Insurance Industry Concern
Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers' biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual lifting of health restrictions see pandemic fears ease in many countries. Global ...
U.S. Flood Insurance Market Slowly Transitioning to Private Carriers: AM Best
The country's flood insurance market is slowly transitioning toward private insurers providing additional options to the federal government's program for those seeking coverage, according to a new AM ...
Home Insurers Struggle With Customer Loyalty in Changing Housing Market: J.D. Power
Home insurers have struggled to develop products and services designed to maximize customer lifetime value for the growing population of baby boomers migrating from home ownership to renting, ...
Recent Catastrophe Events Will Ding U.S. P/C Insurers’ Formerly Robust Climb
Don't expect U.S. property/casualty insurer profit to continue its robust climb. Fitch Ratings said that recent natural catastrophes should slow those increases considerably through the second half ...
U.S. P/C Mutual Insurers Still Saw Premium Growth Despite 2020 Pandemic Givebacks: AM Best
U.S. P/C mutual insurance companies held their own in 2020 despite returning significant levels of premiums during the pandemic. In fact, net premiums written grew by 1.4 percent even with all the ...