Research
For Insurers, Thunderstorm and Hurricane Losses Leave Equal Financial Impact
Risk to U.S. property from thunderstorms is as high as from hurricanes, according to new research finding that for the past decade, severe convective storms have been the largest annual aggregated ...
P/C Insurers, Reinsurers, Saw 2016 North America Operating Earnings Decline
Property/casualty insurer and reinsurer operating earnings in North America dipped in 2016, hammered by factors including higher catastrophe losses, low investment yields and underwriting ...
Insurers, Reinsurers Key to Addressing $2.1 Trillion U.S. Infrastructure Spending Gap
With a U.S. infrastructure investment gap of nearly $2.1 trillion looming over the next decade, insurers and reinsurers may be key to help closing it, Swiss Re asserts in a new report. "The U.S. ...
European Reinsurance Buying Continues to Increase, But at a Slower Pace: A.M. Best
The 20 largest European cedants have continued to buy more reinsurance as soft market conditions prevail, although the pace at which retention ratios are falling has been more subdued, according to a ...
Large, Tech-Savvy Insurers Will Excel With Big Data; Smaller Carriers Face Struggles
The insurers that will best incorporate data analytics into their daily operations have multinational scale and are already technology savvy in their underwriting practices, Fitch ratings concluded ...
After Taking Time to Digest 2016 M&A, Insurers Ramp up for More
Insurers globally saw the number of completed mergers and acquisitions drop 13 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, with political uncertainty and previous consolidation efforts slowing the ...
Many High-Net-Worth Individuals Worry They Are Underinsured: Chubb
More than half (54 percent) of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are concerned that they are underinsured, with many worried their coverage is inadequate for their needs, according to new research ...
Most Insurers Envision at Least One Acquisition in 2017: KPMG Survey
A large majority of insurers plan to pursue acquisitions or divestitures through 2017, according to a new KPMG report, indicating that late-2015 and 2016 deal-making wasn't a fluke. About 84 percent ...