Research
A Cautious Approach to Cyber Risk Can Help Insurers Protect Their Ratings: Fitch
The influence of cyber risk on insurer ratings is likely to be neutral or gradual as long as insurers continue take a cautious approach to the business, according to Fitch Ratings. At its recent ...
Reinsurers’ Hurricane, Quake Losses Could Hit $25B: A.M. Best
Cumulative net catastrophe losses for reinsurance companies from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, along with the Mexico earthquakes, are between $20 billion-$25 billion out of an overall industry ...
UK Broker Probe Could Help Boost London Insurance Market Competitiveness: Fitch
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's review of the wholesale insurance broker market could help counter the trend of rising expenses for London market insurers, according to a Fitch Ratings briefing. ...
A Move Toward Fewer and Much Larger Insurance M&A Deals: Willis Towers Watson
Fewer insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are being completed these days, but those that are completed are of a higher value, according to a survey by global broker Willis Towers Watson in ...
Whistleblowers Delay Reporting Fraud If Financial Reward Promised: Study
Financial awards can unintentionally discourage a whistleblower from reporting fraud in a timely manner by hijacking their moral motivation to do the right thing, according to a new study by ...
A Market Correction is Coming in 2018: Willis Towers Watson Prediction
Thanks largely to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, commercial insurance buyers will face a market correction in 2018, Willis Towers Watson asserts in its 2018 Marketplace Realities report. In other ...
InsurTech in Emerging Markets: Will China Win?
Without legacy systems to drag down their efforts, companies in emerging market—and China, in particular—may be poised to outpace U.S. and European counterparts developing InsurTech innovations. ...
Activist Shareholders More Likely to Target Women CEOs Than Men
Women CEOs are much more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted by activist shareholders, according to research conducted by a team that included two University of Alabama business ...