Surveys
Higher Private Passenger Auto Losses Will Leave P/C Personal Lines in the Red: SNL
Higher private passenger auto insurance losses in 2015 will end a two-year run of property/casualty personal lines insurance profitability. Rather than being a fluke, however, the trend will continue ...
P/C Insurers Still Struggle to Attract Younger Employees: A.M. Best Survey
The property/casualty insurance industry is meeting its hiring needs, but still struggling to attract younger employees and overcome its stodgy reputation, A.M. Best determined in a new survey. ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
Public-Private Catastrophe Plan Could Boost UK’s Cyber Risk Resilience: Study
A public-private, cyber-catastrophe reinsurance arrangement would improve the UK's resilience against the growing threat of cyber risks in this interconnected world, according to a recently-released ...
Auto Insurers Setting Premiums May Treat Risky Borrowers Worse Than Drunk Drivers
A customer's credit score may matter more than a drunken-driving conviction for auto insurers setting premiums, Consumer Reports said, citing a review of price quotes in the U.S. from more than 700 ...The Hartford Survey: Few Midsize Businesses Have Tested Continuity Plans
Though most midsize businesses have business continuity plans, few have tested them, according to a new report from The Hartford. The insurer's "2014 Midsize Business Monitor" found that 59 percent ...
Employers Bracing for Discrimination Suits: Littler Mendelson Study
Your company is bracing itself for lawsuits. Yours included. U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies, a survey released last week ...
Cyber Climbs the List as a Major Risk: PwC & CSFI Survey
Regulation is the top insurance industry concern for the third year in a row, but cyber has grabbed carriers' attention like never before, according to the Centre for the Study of Financial ...