Surveys
P/C Carrier Job Tally Down 14K So Far in 2021
Unemployment levels increased across the insurance industry in the first half of 2021, with property/casualty insurance carrier employment figures revealing a drop of 14,000 jobs. Greg Jacobson, ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Carriers Face Some Bumps on the Road to Profitability: S&P
U.S. commercial auto insurers face some blips and disruptions on their road to profitability due to inflation and the spotty post-pandemic economic recovery, according to a new Standard & Poor's ...
As COVID Cases Rise Again, U.S. Business Travelers Scale Back Travel Plans
With the COVID-19 Delta variant pushing infections higher again, U.S. business travelers are scaling back their travel plans, a new survey has determined. Approximately 67 percent of respondents said ...
Allstate, State Farm Top J.D. Power’s 2021 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Customer Satisfaction Ranking
Allstate scored highest in J.D. Power's annual customer satisfaction ranking for U.S. Small Commercial insurers. The property/casualty insurer landed an 848 out of 1,000 points. State Farm grabbed ...
Small Businesses Aren’t Feeling the Love From Their Carriers: J.D. Power
Small businesses aren't feeling love right now from their property/casualty insurers. Instead, it's neglect. Customer satisfaction for small businesses dropped 15 points in the past two years – 7 ...
Global InsurTech Investment Reaches Record $7.4B for H1 2021: Willis Towers Watson
InsurTech venture investment keeps climbing ever higher, with new records reached for the second quarter as well as the first half of 2021, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson report on the ...
U.S. P/C Net Income Grows to $20B in Q1, but Combined Ratio Worsens: APCIA/ISO Report
U.S. private/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes jump to $20 billion in the 2021 first quarter, but their combined ratio worsened compared to the same period a year ago, according to a ...
Global Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Moderated Further in Q2: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices rose 15 percent in the 2021 second quarter, continuing a stunning track record of increases but far from their peak at the end of 2020, according to a new Marsh ...