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‘Fish ‘n’ Shoes’ Thinking and the Disruptive Power of ‘Just One Change’
Shoes matter. This is a universal truth. They particularly matter to me. Some may remember when Sex and the City protagonist Carrie Bradshaw was mugged and exclaimed: "Please sir, you can take my ...
Rating S&P’s New Method: Transparency Improved, But Execution Consistency Falls Short
In May, Standard & Poor's confirmed that it had finalized a 10-month "Request for Comment" (RfC) process around proposed changes to the rating agency's criteria for rating insurers and ...
Predictive Analytics: Bringing Price Elasticity Concepts to P/C Insurance
The concept of price elasticity of demand has not received enough attention in the world of property/casualty insurance. Regulatory hurdles, a tradition of cost-plus pricing and maybe even an ...
Saint Joseph’s University Research Shines Light on Gender Diversity in Insurance
The insurance industry has long suffered from a "brand identity" crisis on many fronts. Often accused of improper sales and marketing of our products and poor handling of policyholder claims after a ...
What’s Wrong With a Solvency II Approach to P/C Solvency Regulation?
Solvency II (SII) is a European initiative intended to bring a more coordinated, consistent and modern approach to solvency regulation of insurance companies. It involves changes in accounting rules ...
Top 10 Non-Life Reinsurers: A.M. Best Ranking
There is only one new name on the latest ranking of the top 10 global non-life reinsurers, with China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. replacing Transatlantic Reinsurance Co. on a list extracted from an ...
Seven Straight Years of Reserve Releases: Fitch
Property/casualty industry prior-year loss reserves have developed favorably for seven straight calendar years, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings, which also says the industry reserve ...
Hurricane Would Entice—Not Spook—ILS Investors, Says Aon Benfield Exec
Although some reinsurance industry executives believe a major loss would cause catastrophe bond investors to flee from the insurance-linked securities market, an Aon Benfield executive says such an ...