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Insurers Globally Are Upbeat About Taking on More Investment Risks
Despite challenging market conditions, insurers are in a relatively upbeat mood and ready to increase their risk exposure, according to a study from investment adviser BlackRock. Almost half (47 ...
Direct Distribution, Car Technology Advances Transforming Personal Auto Insurance
Technological advances in personal auto insurance distribution and vehicle safety are helping to drive significant transformation of the sector over the coming months and years, Conning said in a new ...
Global P/C Markets Falling Short on Sustainable Returns: Swiss Re Sigma
Global property/casualty insurance markets are underperforming and have a way to go before producing sustainable returns, Swiss Re said in its latest sigma report. "Most markets remain in a phase of ...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Tick Higher for Third Straight Quarter
Commercial insurance prices for the U.S. ticked up close to 3 percent in the 2018 second quarter, the biggest quarterly increase in nearly four years, Willis Towers Watson said in its recent pricing ...
Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Increasingly Doing Business in the European Union
For Bermuda's global insurance and reinsurance market, European policyholders and businesses are becoming increasingly beneficial partners, according to a new study from the Association of Bermuda ...
Gender Plays a Big Role in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey
More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they've experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe it was due to their gender. A study released by specialty insurer ...
In a Soft Market, Munich Re Regains Top Reinsurer Spot: A.M. Best 2017 Ranking
Munich Re is once again the world's largest reinsurer after losing the top spot in 2017 to rival Swiss Re, according to A.M. Best's new market segment report. A.M. Best made its assessment based on ...
If You Want a Job, 63 Percent of Insurers Are Looking, Jacobson/Ward Study Found
A majority of insurance companies plan to hire additional employees in 2018, even as the industry's unemployment rate hovers at a record low and the labor market remains extremely competitive, ...