The soft-market cycle has come to an end, at least according to Dallas-based insurance exchange MarketScoutwhich declared so in its November Market Barometer.

The workforce is aging, but the impact this will have on loss costs may not be as negative as originally thought, according to new NCCI Holdings research.

The workforce is aging, but the impact this will have on loss costs may not be as negative as originally thought, according to new NCCI Holdings research.

The benefits of telematics-based auto-insurance products could go beyond better risk selection and pricing, and could include better fraud detection and the ability to provide feedback to consumers on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and other factors that may lower the cost of driving, according to a Celent report.

The benefits of telematics-based auto-insurance products could go beyond better risk selection and pricing, and could include better fraud detection and the ability to provide feedback to consumers on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and other factors that may lower the cost of driving, according to a Celent report.

Taking into account estimated Thailand-flood losses at Swiss Re and Munich Re, Moodys Investors Service says it expects the event to meaningfully hit the reinsurance industrys fourth-quarter results.

The U.S. property and casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes fall to just under $8 billion for the first nine months of 2011, compared to net income just over $27 billion for the same period in 2010, according to a report by ISO, the Property Casualty Insurers...

Personal-auto insurers that are at the forefront in offering usage-based insurance products will gain a significant competitive advantage in pricing and policy retention, while companies that dont offer such products may face adverse selection in the future, according to Moodys Investors Service.