Research
Insurance Premiums From InsurTech to Exceed $400B by 2023
Insurance premiums generated by emerging InsurTech services will exceed $400 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $187 billion in 2018, according to a new study from U.K.-based Juniper Research. The ...
Indiana University Research Reveals Problems of Fewer Financial Reports
President Donald Trump on Friday indicated that he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to review changing its reporting requirements, away from quarterly reports to semi-annual reports. ...
Insurers’ H1 Featured Spike in Downgrades, But Upgrades Still Came Out on Top: A.M. Best
Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty industry during the first half of 2018, according to an A.M. Best report. But the ...
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Improve in H1: Swiss Re
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2018 were $20 billion, down from $30 billion in H1 2017, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma ...
Execs See AI as Reshaping Finance But Disagree on What It Is
Global financial leaders are convinced artificial intelligence is poised to reshape their industry, and they're ready to invest big. They just can't agree on what it is. The World Economic Forum ...
Reinsurers Come to Terms With Alternative Capital: Standard & Poor’s
Rather than fear the ever-increasing availability of alternative capital, reinsurers aren't just making the best of it. They're taking advantage of the money source and aligning it with their own ...
Property Cover Drives 3rd Consecutive Quarter of Global Commercial Insurance Prices Hikes
Global commercial insurance prices rose in the second quarter of 2018, marking the third consecutive quarter of increases, according to Marsh's "Global Insurance Market Index." These average ...
IIHS Tests Highlight Risks Behind Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems
Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you're not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns. The ...