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Conning Study Reveals Hidden Crisis in Health Insurance
Aug 22 2002 // A new study from Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. of state health insurance regulation has revealed a hidden crisis adding to the cost of health insurance and increasing the number of uninsured...
Conning and Co. Study Looks for Some Variable Annuity Insurers to Emerge from Downturn
May 9 2002 // Sales of variable annuities grew to $137 billion in 2000, but dipped drastically in 2001. Further, much of the sales activity in 2001 resulted from insurers trading assets with each other through contract...
E-Business Coverage Risks Could Outweigh Rewards for Insurers
Apr 8 2002 // With only a small amount of insurers jumping into the e-business insurance marketplace, a recent Conning & Company study reports that businesses’ increased use of the Internet is making for a substantial growth...
Conning & Co. Study Shows E-Business Coverage Risks Can Outweigh Rewards for Insurers
Mar 19 2002 // Businesses’ increased use of the Internet is making for a substantial growth opportunity for the emerging e-business insurance market, but e-business insurance may not be a good market for every insurer, according to...
Conning and Co. Reports P/C Insurer Reserves Inadequate to Cover Rising Cost of Claims
Jan 18 2002 // According to a Business Wire report, insurers will have to strengthen their loss reserves in order to be able to meet future claims, as stated in a new Conning & Company study. Though property-casualty rates have been...
Study Says Insurers at Risk for Losses from Cyber-Security Breaches
Sep 17 2001 // Sloppy cyber-security practices in the online distribution of policies and services may leave insurers, their business partners and their customers vulnerable to massive losses. In addition, insurers are potentially...
Conning & Co. Study Says Auto Insurers are Paying Closer Attention to Credit Scores
Aug 2 2001 // Auto insurers are looking at more than a consumer’s driving record when determining rates; they are also examining how drivers manage their finances, according to a recent Conning & Company study. Auto insurers...
Conning & Co. Report Says Shortage of Claims Professionals a Growing Crisis for Industry July 10, 2
Jul 10 2001 // According to a new Conning & Company study, while the overall U.S. job market has cooled considerably over the last year, the demand for qualified insurance claims professionals has never been higher. In fact, the...
Swiss Re Completes Acquisition of Conning Corp.
Jul 3 2001 // Swiss Re announced that it had completed the acquisition of MetLife subsidiary Conning Corporation as per the agreement reached last April. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Conning, which specializes...
Conning Survey Says Commercial Lines Rates Continue to Accelerate
May 29 2001 // A recent Conning & Company survey of insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. indicates that price increases have continued to accelerate and are in double-digit territory for most commercial lines. In addition,...
Conning & Co. Study Predicts Tough Future for Medical Malpractice Industry
May 21 2001 // According to a Conning & Company study, “Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Prescription for Chaos,” decreases in investment income, coupled with increases in the severity of lawsuits and the rising costs of...
Conning Predicts Rise in Premium Rates for All P/C Lines
Apr 30 2001 // Conning Corporation, a provider of asset management services to insurance companies and institutional investors based in Hartford, Conn., has predicted an increase in auto insurance premiums next year, reversing a trend in...
Conning Predicts Rise in Premium Rates for All P/C Lines
Apr 28 2001 // Conning Corporation, a provider of asset management services to insurance companies and institutional investors based in Hartford, Conn., has predicted an increase in auto insurance premiums next year, reversing a trend in...
Swiss Re To Buy MetLife’s Conning
Apr 26 2001 // In line with its plans to expand its financial service activities, Swiss Re announced that it would acquire MetLIfe’s asset management subsidiary Conning Corp. for an undisclosed price. Conning specializes “in...
Insurance Mergers, Acquisitions Stalled in 2000
Mar 28 2001 // Convergence among U.S. banks and insurers were not significant according to a recent study by Conning & Co. titled “Mergers and Acquisitions and Public Equity Offerings: 2001 Edition.” According to the...
P/C Insurers’ Web Efforts Lacking Strategy, Conning Study Says
Mar 5 2001 // A new Conning & Co. study reports that the majority of property/casualty insurers did not have a guiding Internet strategy when developing their websites and only a few insurers use the Internet effectively to...
P/C Insurers’ Web Efforts Lacking Strategy
Feb 22 2001 // A new Conning & Co. study reports that the majority of property/casualty insurers did not have a guiding Internet strategy when developing their web sites and only a few insurers use the Internet effectively to...
Effective Data Management Remains Elusive for Insurers, Conning Study Says
Nov 10 2000 // The ability of insurers to transform their raw data into knowledge is critical to their survival yet, despite this imperative, many data warehousing efforts have been postponed; others still have failed, according to a...
Conning To Acquire Charter Oak Capital Management
Oct 31 2000 // Conning Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Charter Oak Capital Management operations, a Hartford, Conn.-based investment manager with expertise in managing fixed income and equity securities portfolios for...
Conning Study Sees P/C Reinsurance Decline – ART Rise
Oct 12 2000 // “Demand for traditional property-casualty reinsurance will continue to decline over the next five years as primary insurers grow in size,” concludes a new study by insurance management specialists Conning...
