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Telematics, Autonomous Vehicles Could Jumpstart a Struggling Commercial Auto Sector: Conning
Commercial automobile insurance has been a trouble spot in the industry in recent years, and a multitude of factors have combined to create the problem. But technological changes such as driverless ...
U.S. Carriers Must Adapt to Creeping Demographic Changes: Conning
Future customers for U.S. personal lines insurers are shaping up to be starkly different, demographically speaking, than they have been previously, Conning asserts in a new report. With this in mind, ...
Margin of Loss Reserve Adequacy Down to 2%; Well May Run Dry: Conning
Loss reserves for the U.S. property/casualty industry are still adequate, but the fat was trimmed down to roughly 2 percent of overall carried reserves for year-end 2015, an analyst reported last ...
Asia Investment Grabs Big Chunk of Global P/C M&A Pie: Conning
Insurance industry M&A truly went global in 2015, and a noteworthy chunk of the attention came from China and Japan. Conning summarizes the scope of this in a new report, and the author said he ...
In Today’s Market, Specialty Insurers Rule: Conning
Specialty property/casualty insurers are now a dominant force in the market and generate more than half of the industry's premiums, Conning Inc. asserts in a new report. Two-thirds of individual ...
Specialization Key for Personal Lines Insurer Growth: Conning
Personal lines insurers don't need to be big in order to excel, according to a new study. In fact, only two companies on Conning Inc.'s list of Growth and Profit Leaders are in the top 10 for either ...
Conning to Buy Octagon, Add $12.8B of Assets
Asset manager Conning has agreed to buy Octagon Credit Investors to push into below-investment-grade debt markets. Octagon, which oversees $12.8 billion in assets, focuses on collateralized loan ...
Property/Casualty M&A Continues Accelerating in 2015: Conning
Property-casualty insurance sector M&A deals jumped by more than 31 percent and deal value grew by more than half from 2013 to 2014 as carriers sought to diversify, remain relevant with customers ...