Research
Financial Analysis: Why Regional Writer ROEs Lag Nationals
A comparison of the returns on equity of national and regional writers of property/casualty insurance produces a result that may not seem terribly intriguing: National writers win, hands down. But ...
Admired Companies Do More Risky M&A, See Stock Prices Pounded
A good reputation can be bad for business, according to new research from the University of Georgia. For highly regarded companies, public esteem comes with benefits such as hiring better talent and ...
Clients Increasingly Savvy About Cyber Insurance Coverage
Cyber remains an evolving risk and insurers are still figuring out how to master it as demand morphs and soars. With that in mind, there is some good news: clients are increasingly better informed ...
Autonomous Vehicles Will Provide Significant Short-Term Gains for U.S. Auto Insurers
U.S. property/casualty insurance carriers could see significant short-term financial gains from insuring autonomous vehicles before likely long-term personal auto premium declines after the ...
Soft Global Reinsurance Pricing in Play Through Year’s End: Fitch
The soft pricing in the global reinsurance market will continue at least for the rest of the year, Fitch Ratings says. Fitch expects premium rates to continue declining as a result of large amounts ...
Celent Report: P/C Innovation Picking Up Steam But Not ‘Disruptive’ Yet
The people specifically charged with moving innovation forward at property/casualty insurance companies are more optimistic about reaching their goals and garnering organizational support for their ...
Experts Expect Simultaneous Cyber Attacks on Multiple Companies: AIG
Nine in 10 global cybersecurity and risk experts said they believed that cyber risk is systemic and that simultaneous attacks on multiple companies were likely in 2017, according to a study by ...
Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Hammered by Ogden Rate Change, More Natural Catastrophe Losses
A big change in the Ogden rate and higher natural catastrophe losses are dampening a wide range of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer results in the 2017 first quarter, Standard & Poor's said in ...