insurance research
Insurers confidence to be more difficult to sustain as brokers confidence boosted
Life Insurance
Life insurance companies saw a rise in new business values for the first time in over two years, although other income values fell...
UK commercial insurers could be hit by the recession due to more risks
U.K. commercial insurers could be hit with a raft of new claims in the coming years due to businesses taking on much more risk...
Natural catastrophes cost insurers $20 billion in 2009
Aon Benfield today releases its Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe report, which analyses global natural perils in 2009 and the resultant economic and insured...
Buyout market subdued in 2009, but pipeline of business good
The turmoil in the economy and general increase in buyout prices has had a big impact on the buyout market. The latest Market Watch...
Insurance proved its resilience throughout the crisis and is set for growth
Swiss Re’s economists predict that insurance and reinsurance will continue their recoveries in 2010, based on the assumption of a “U-shaped” recovery. Balance sheets...
Tourists aged 25-34 worst for being uninsured on holiday
Tourists aged 25-34 are the worst for being uninsured on holiday, it was revealed today.
As many as 43% of holidaymakers in this 25-34 age...
Identity burglary cost the UK an estimated £150 million in the past year
One in seven burglaries that took place last year was carried out solely to steal the homeowner's personal details, a report claimed.
Identity burglary cost...
Employers and workers failing to maximise the value of company-provided life assurance
Nine out of ten businesses offer life assurance as part of their benefits package, yet over half of workers don’t think it is provided...
Insurance providers fund fraudsters by hiking excess by 32%
As the insurance industry foots a £1.9 billion fraud bill and recent reports reveal a 44% increase in false claims, new research from uSwitch.com...
