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14 Commercial Insurance Lines Face Upward Pricing Pressure in 2019: Willis Towers Watson
Expect upward pricing pressure on 14 commercial insurance lines in 2019, with likely decreases in another two, Willis Towers Watson predicts in its latest report. Higher losses in casualty insurance ...
Insurance, Banking CFOs Are Becoming Key Players in Their Companies’ Digital Transformation: Accenture
Chief financial officers at insurers and banks are increasingly important to their companies' digital transformation, according to a pair of new research studies from Accenture. The studies, one for ...
Companies Competing for Talent With More Diverse Benefit Options
With the low unemployment rate giving job seekers the advantage, attracting and retaining talent remains a major focus for employers, according to findings from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s 2018 ...
Employees Want More Choices in When and Where They Work: Survey
Companies need to offer the right incentives if they want to attract and retain top talent, but a new survey finds they may be focusing on the wrong benefits. According to research from global ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pac Region
The Asia Pacific region remains highly vulnerable to major catastrophes, RMS said yesterday, announcing a list of 10 "1-in-100-year" events possible in the vast area that includes the Pacific Ring of ...
Reinsurance Backed by ‘Alternative’ Capital Is Now Mainstream: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have ...
Net Income Doubled for P/C Insurers in the 2018 First Half
U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5 billion in first-half 2017, with the help of lower catastrophe losses, ...