Surveys
U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices in Q4 Continued Their Accelerated Rise: Willis Towers Watson
U.S. commercial insurance prices continued rising at an accelerated pace in the 2019 fourth quarter, with the aggregate price change exceeding 6 percent, according to a new Willis Towers Watson ...
UK Storms Lead to Nearly $474M in Insurance Payouts: ABI
Insurers expect to pay more than $473.7 million to UK customers hit by the recent Storms Ciara and Dennis, according to initial estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Initial ABI ...
Most Insurers Plan to Add Employees or Maintain Current Staffing: Jacobson/Aon Study
Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson Group and Aon plc have found. At the same time, their new Semi-Annual U.S. ...
Storm Ciara (AKA Sabine) Could Cause $2B in Insured Losses: RMS
Total insured property losses from storm Ciara, which was named Sabine in Germany, could be between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion euros ($1.2 billion-$1.95 billion), catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS ...
Average Commercial Insurance Prices Jumped 11 Percent in Q4: Marsh
Global average commercial insurance prices increased 11 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh. The fourth-quarter ...
Global Natural Disasters Caused Economic Damages Surpassing $3B in January: Aon
U.S. storms, Australian bushfires and hailstorms, and floods in various countries across the globe caused more than $3 billion in economic damages during January, according to Aon's Global ...
Insurance Industry M&A Deals Hit $12.92B in December: GlobalData
Total insurance industry merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in December 2019 worth $12.92 billion were announced globally, according to GlobalData's deals database. The value marked an increase ...
Insured National Catastrophe Losses Dipped Nearly 20 Percent in 2019: Willis Re
Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2019 totaled roughly $53.0 billion, about 18 percent lower than the annual average since 2011, according to a report from Willis Re. This figure ...