Research
Swiss Re Warns Canada Is Unprepared for Climate Change-Spurred Hurricane Risks
Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada's homeowners, businesses and insurers underestimate that escalating risk, according to one ...
Companies Expose Clients to Harm by Not Modeling Longer-Term Risk Impacts: Marsh
Only 25 percent of companies are evaluating or modeling the longer-term impact of emerging risks on their business, leaving a cascading scenario that can also harm their customers, according to a new ...
Warming Arctic Tundra Will Make It Tougher to Curb Climate Change: Study
The warming Arctic tundra will make it harder for the world to curb climate change, as thawing permafrost and wildfires release greenhouse gases that are not fully accounted for in global emissions ...
Loss Reserve ‘Conservatism’ Will Shape the Pricing Cycle
According to our analysis of loss reserves published in mid-March, the year 2020 marked the 15th straight year that the U.S. property/casualty industry's loss reserves developed favorably—by about ...
‘Modest Improvement’ for Commercial Auto Could Lead to Break-Even 2021: Fitch
Commercial auto insurance is on the road to "modest improvement" for 2021, thanks to both rising rates and a pandemic-related reduction in driving, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Fitch said ...
April Hailstorms Jolted U.S. Insurers With Multibillion-Dollar Losses: Aon
Insurers face multibillion-dollar losses from U.S. hailstorms during April, according to Aon's Global Catastrophe Recap report, which each month analyzes the impact of natural disaster events ...
Workers Comp Performed Strongly During Pandemic Even With Premium Plunge
Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers compensation industry's net written premium dropped 10 percent to $42 billion in 2020. However, private ...
COVID Is One of Many Risks Insurers and Financial Sector Firms Face: Allianz
Covid-19 may drive market corrections and insolvencies that could impact financial institutions' balance sheets, increase exposures for directors and result in litigation. However, financial ...