Viewpoints
Best and Worst Performing Regional Carriers: Assured Research
Which regional carriers made an underwriting profit in 2013? Analysts at Assured Research listed the Top 5 and Bottom 5 private and public regional insurers based on statutory combined ratios. (Click ...
Winds Blowing West, Southwest for Regional Carrier Growth
The wide open spaces of the West and Southwest are beckoning some U.S. property/casualty insurers looking to grow premium volumes in previously uncharted territories, according to a new analysis of ...
Viewpoint: Underwriting, Acronyms and Climate Change
Floating together in a muck of alphabet soup the insurance industry, the government and the scientific community can be assured success in at least one thing amid their combined efforts to deal with ...
Let the Sunshine In
In public policy, it has often rightly been said that "sunlight is the best antiseptic." Recognizing this, governments all around the world have begun to open their proceedings more to the public and ...
Consider Your Options and Fight Back Against Claims Fraud
Fraud is an unfortunate reality in business today, particularly for banking, finance, healthcare and insurance companies. Not just commonplace, it is profitable enough to attract organized crime ...
Firms With Diverse Boards Pay More Dividends But Take Less Risks: University Research
Corporations with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to pay dividends to stockholders and are less prone to take risks than firms whose boards are more homogenous, according to a study ...
The Trouble With Incentive Compensation
Incentive compensation in many organizations has evolved over recent years. What started with the intent to increase the alignment of top management with shareholder interests, later developed into a ...
Spending on Ads Still Beats Spending on Auto Insurance Agents: Nomura
Two analysts at Nomura Equity Research published statistics on advertising spend and premium growth Friday, reinforcing a conclusion they advanced late last year—that dollars spent on advertising ...