Research
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 ...
Burnout Gap Widens Between Women and Men in the Workplace: The Hartford
Women are feeling burned out in the work place in increasingly wider numbers than men, according to new research from The Hartford. That's something for executives off all types of companies to ...
Average U.S. Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Continue to Trickle Downward: Willis Towers Watson
While aggregate U.S. commercial insurance price hikes continue to moderate, most lines are still producing robust price increases, according to Willis Towers Watson. Excess/umbrella produces ...
P/C Reinsurers Keep Underwriting Discipline, Even as Capacity Rises: Guy Carpenter
Property and casualty reinsurers have displayed underwriting discipline during this year's renewals, continuing with rate corrections that began several years ago, despite the pressures of abundant ...