6 Forecasts for P/C Insurance in 2016 January 4, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Some, but not all, experts see an improving U.S. economy in 2016 helping to boost the property/casualty (P/C) insurance sector....
World’s Top 10 Insurers Ranked by Premium, Assets January 4, 2016 The world’s largest insurer as measured by 2014 net premiums written is UnitedHealth Group Inc., according to a ranking by...
Number of UK Firms Backing EU Membership Drops Over Past 6 Months: Deloitte January 4, 2016 The majority of big British businesses that favor Britain remaining in the European Union has dwindled over the last six...
El Niño Helped Reduce Natural Catastrophe Losses in 2015: Munich Re January 4, 2016 By Jonathan Gould Insurers paid out around $27 billion for natural disaster claims last year with weather causing 94 percent of incidents, underscoring...
Reinsurance Prices Continue Softening During January 2016 Renewals: Willis Re January 4, 2016 Despite the signs of some pricing stabilization in property catastrophe during the June/July 2015 renewals, hopeful forecasts for a “softening...
An Aging America Losing Its Appetite for Risk: Viewpoint January 4, 2016 By Justin Fox, Bloomberg Opinion Twenty years ago, Dutch journalist Sheila Sitalsing sat down with a demographer at the country’s statistics office to talk about...
Storm Frank Batters North Britain; Total Storm Losses Could Top $4.5 Billion December 30, 2015 By Carolyn Cohn and Kate Holton Torrential rain and gale force winds battered northern Britain on Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and forcing some...
Expect P/C Insurance Price Stagnation in 2016: Kroll December 30, 2015 After a banner 2015 for the U.S. property/casualty insurance sector, pricing pressures will lead to stagnation or rate declines in...
Update: U.K. Insurers Face Flood Claims up to $2.2B – with More Storms Ahead December 29, 2015 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Simon Jessop Insurers are facing some of the costliest British floods on record as large parts of northern England, already inundated, brace...
Many Michigan Business Owners Expect to Hire, Raise Wages in 2016 December 21, 2015 Small- to mid-sized business owners are experiencing substantial growth and are poised to reinvest in their business and employees in...