Use of Predictive Models Widespread in P/C Insurance: Survey November 7, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane A survey of North American insurance professionals reveals widespread use of predictive analytics in the property/casualty insurance industry, with as...
Insurers’ Annual Incurred A&E Losses Rose 12% in 2012: A.M. Best November 6, 2013 While generally not a material drag on the U.S. property/casualty industry’s earnings, industry losses from asbestos and environmental (A&E) claims...
Insurers Keeping Property-Catastrophe Insurance Price Relatively Flat: NAPCO November 5, 2013 With more than $600 billion in policyholders’ surplus, the insurance industry is very well capitalized in spite of a large...
Report: Warming Likely to Make Bad Things Worse November 5, 2013 By Seth Borenstein Many of the ills of the modern world — starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease — are...
World Needs Insurance Industry to Be ‘Bold’ and ‘Sexy’ Now, PLUS Told November 4, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson It’s time for the insurance industry to be “bold” and “sexy” in creating new insurance products and services to help...
Groups Urge National System for Tracking Youth Sport Concussions November 4, 2013 By Lauran Neergaard Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 5: Where Will Agents Really Be in 5 to 10 Years? November 1, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 4: Trusted Choice, CAP as Part of Agents’ Internet Strategy October 31, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue...
Many Sandy-Displaced N.J. Residents Dissatisfied With Insurers: Survey October 30, 2013 A new survey of New Jersey residents who have been displaced from their homes because of Superstorm Sandy shows many...
Insurers Rated on Customer Satisfaction with Auto Claims: J.D. Power October 30, 2013 Customer satisfaction with auto insurance claims handling is improving, due in large part to insurers’ improvements in managing the first...