Tag: insurance industry data

Insurance companies facing rising water damage claims

G. Turner
Water Damage Claims - Houses in flood waters

A new report shows that leaks are becoming increasingly problematic for homeowners and insurers. A new Verisk Analytics report from its ISO unit has found that insurance companies are taking an increasing number of water damage claims. At the same time, other forms of claim have been falling in frequency. The report determined that one in 50 homeowners insurance policyholders file a leak claim each year. Water damage claims affect one in every 50 homeowners insurance policyholders every year, according to the research. The study involved data from 2013 through…

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Philippines insurance industry to grow throughout next year

G. Turner
Philippines insurance industry growth

SunLife predicts that the sector will keep up its expansion throughout 2014 to continue the trend. According to the top SunLife Financial executive in the Philippines insurance industry, that sector will be continuing its solid growth throughout 2014, following four consecutive years in which that was already the case. The announcement was made as a part of a broader statement regarding the firm’s predictions. According to Riza Mantaring, the chief executive and president of SunLife in the region, it is not easy to be able to maintain such a considerable…

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Insurance industry study shows leadership positions lack gender diversity

G. Turner
Insurance industry gender diversity

The research indicated that despite the fact that there are many women employed, they are not in these roles. According to the results that have recently been released from a study in the United States, the insurance industry is lacking in gender diversity across all leadership levels, even though there are a high number of women who have positions in the field. The study involved the data of 91 publicly traded companies as well as 9 mutual companies. The study was conducted by the team of primary author Mike Angelina,…

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Insurance industry study reveals how people select their plans

Julie Campbell
insurance industry plan choosing factors

Research has revealed new insight into how the choices are made regarding the policies that are purchased. Policymakers in the insurance industry are always tweaking and altering the plans that are available in order to help to make them more appealing for people to purchase, without providing an option that will be overly costly to the company when compared to the revenue it generates. This includes the concept of the “moral hazard”, in which people change their behaviors because they are covered. For instance, the insurance industry has observed –…

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Insurance news from Germany warns residents of increasing premiums

German insurance industry

The GDV industry association has said that the rise will be 1.5 percent this year. The GDV has just announced the latest insurance news, that insurers in Germany, including Talanx AG and Allianz SE, will likely be posting an increase in their premiums of 1.5 percent by the year’s end. It is believed that the premiums growth will increase to €180.7 billion ($230 billion). Among the explanations for these premiums increases are that the country has seen some of the highest levels of property and casualty growth that it has…

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