Performance
Small Biz Customers Rank Erie, Cincy, PHLY Top Insurers; Industry Scores Flat
According to the latest J.D. Power survey of small business insurance customers, overall satisfaction levels are about even with last year, but a lower percentage say they will definitely stay with ...
Why Homeowners Insurers Are Losing Money: Roofs Matter, Not Just Rates
Rate hikes haven't been enough to bring profits to U.S. homeowners insurers, according to a new analysis from Aon, which finds that returns-on-equity for a group of homeowners insurers studied are ...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Hit Record Investment Income in 2023
The U.S. property/casualty insurance segment's net investment income hit a record $73.9 billion in 2023, bolstered by the higher interest rate environment, according to a new AM Best report. The ...
Risk Alert: How to Quit Doomscrolling
Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling ...
Investment Activities Don’t Cut It; Underwriters Create Value: ACORD
"Sustainable value creators" among the 100 largest property/casualty insurance carriers generated more value through underwriting than through investment activities over a 20-year study period, ...
Is Expertise a Liability? How Negative Feedback Impacts Decisions of CFOs, VCs, Other Experts
Financial strategists, medical advisers and venture capitalists that are considered experts in their fields play a crucial role in major organizations but are more likely than novices to make ...
Midyear Update 2022: Transitions
The theme of transitions is a fitting one, which ties together many of the articles in Carrier Management's midyear digital magazine. We're publishing soon after the start of summer, and the weather ...