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| | | | | | | Life Insurers' Net Investment Spreads | | | | Declining yields over the decade(s) continue to challenge the life insurance industry. Are life insurers making adequate investment spreads? | | | | | | | | New England Asset Management (NEAM) | | |
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| Today's Headlines | March 18, 2022 |
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For the last eight years, InsurTech has had an incredible run. Capital has poured into privately-held companies tackling opportunities across the industry. Every quarter seemed to attract more and more dollars being put to work across the industry: auto and life, distribution and underwriting. A handful of companies—primarily those distributing insurance products, rather than those... read more | | |
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where minor specialty lines (e.g., cyber, cannabis, flood) are re-emerging as major coverages. | | | | | | | | ClarionDoor |
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According to a new survey from professional services firm BDO, about two-thirds of middle-market CFOs think implementing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) plan will benefit financial performance in the long term. "Expectations of business have changed," BDO said in a report of the survey. "In 2022, simply abiding by the rules is no longer... read more | | |
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As wildfires and other natural catastrophes grow in frequency and severity, so does the value of data ecosystems to help insurers gain a comprehensive view of property risk, from address-level exposure to granular, up-to-date reconstruction cost estimates. A new Verisk case study breaks down the ... read more | | |
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A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15 percent in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet's annual Supply Chain Risk Trends report. The company, which is a division of Verisk, tracked 1,285 cargo... read more | | |
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Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp, Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd, Sony Group Corp and other precision parts makers halted some operations on Thursday after an earthquake jolted the country's northeast, the latest blow to the global supply chain. Even as Japan's dominance of consumer electronics had faded, manufacturers have carved out a world-leading niche in highly specialized... read more | | |
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on March 16 said federal policy on autonomous vehicles will undergo "meaningful" developments in the coming years, saying policy frameworks had not fully caught up with technological developments. Speaking at the South by Southwest music, technology and film festival (SXSW), Buttigieg said regulation had to set boundaries for self-driving without... read more | | |
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Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world's roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global temperatures. These events will increasingly threaten the sea routes that convey 80 percent of traded goods by volume, according a new analysis published by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund. Encroaching waters and more powerful tropical... read more | | |
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Erie Insurance has named Parthasarathy Srinivasa as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective April 4. Srinivasa joins the company from Verisk Analytics, where he served as SVP, chief data officer. Prior to Verisk, he held multiple technology leadership roles as a global CIO and CTO at companies including Zurich Financial Services, Tokio Marine... read more | | |
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| | Michael DeGusta (who started his career at Apple.com and later co-founded the ... read more | |
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| | Today, there are four major forces that are putting pressure on the property ... read more | |
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| | Recent studies indicate that consumers are willing to switch insurance ... read more | |
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| | A 2020 U.S. P&C insurance performance analysis performed by EY showed that ... read more | |
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| | This must-read white paper illuminates the role technology plays in solving two ... read more | |
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