underwriting News
Commercial P&C Industry Leaders Say U/W Primed for Tech Transformation
Digital transformation and on-the-job training are the primary goals for commercial property and casualty (P/C) insurance organizations in 2025, according to this year's Convr Insurance Talent and ...
‘Geoeconomic Fragmentation’ Challenges Insurers: Geneva Association
A January 2025 report from the Geneva Association, titled Insurance in a Fragmented World Economy, found that geopolitical tensions have driven the global economy toward "geoeconomic fragmentation." ...
Underwriting Games: To Manage the Cycle Effectively, Focus on Behavior
Prices are under pressure in many insurance markets. After an extended period where pricing levels have risen and held at profitable levels, the balance of power appears to be shifting to buyers. In ...
Underwriters Predict Continued Growth of Cyber Risks in 2024
Underwriters who thought the growing cyber risk landscape of the past several years would level off soon might want to think again. Woodruff Sawyer's annual survey of cyber insurance carriers found ...
Survey: Carrier Connectivity Top of Mind for Agents
Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation, ranking ease of doing business and time savings at the top of the list of value they get from connectivity, according to a newly ...
Prepare for the Soft Market: Why You Need to Set Performance Metrics Now
On the face of it, it appears to be a good time to be an underwriter. A combination of historic underperformance, an elevated risk outlook and investor reticence is encouraging underwriters to push ...
Viewpoint: Get Ready Now for the Soft Market (Because It’s Coming)
While discussing soft market underwriting may seem ill-timed given current strong results and hard market conditions, there are worrying signs that underwriters are beginning to chase market share in ...
Repricing Is Not Reunderwriting
A rising tide carries all boats. That rings true currently in commercial insurance. Carriers have broadly brushed aside concerns about geopolitics, inflation and natural ...
