The Business of Insurance
What's happening in insurance today? From market changes and M&A activity to new coverages, the insurance industry is ever-evolving. To stay up-to-date on the business, these articles, which are updated regularly, will help insurance professionals maintain a competitive edge.
February 19, 2021
Insurance M&A surge set in 2021The second half of 2020 saw record deal volume in insurance, despite an expected slowdown, setting up 2021 for a flurry of transactions.
February 04, 2021
2021 Insurance Agent Survey: Crisis fosters inventionPart 4 of 4: How are insurance agencies weathering the challenges of the past year?
February 02, 2021
2021 Independent Agent Survey: Technology for the winPart 2 of 4: Insurance digitization has increased across the industry, but the change has been incremental at insurance agencies.
February 01, 2021
2021 Insurance Agent Survey spotlights creative resiliencePart 1 of 4: Insurance agencies faced a myriad of challenges in 2020 but came through armed with adaptive solutions.
January 15, 2021
2021 P&C commercial insurance rates forecastUSI predicts how rates across six sectors will be affected this year amidst firming conditions and market uncertainty.
January 07, 2021
Insurance to see hard market conditions across lines in 2021Many lines of business are expected to reap the consequences of the unprecedented catastrophic losses experienced in recent years.
January 04, 2021
Insurance in 2021: A tale of the ant and the grasshopperExpect a hardening environment in the year ahead with fewer policies, higher premiums and restrictive coverage.
December 29, 2020
2021 M&A outlook: Questions, trends and coverage issuesExpect an emergence of new private/public partnerships as a result of the coverage shortfalls revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 17, 2020
Lloyd's of London plans to exit fossil-fuel insurance by 2030The world's largest insurance market said it's joining efforts to phase out coverage for some of the most polluting industries.
December 10, 2020
How climate change will impact insurers in 2021Regulators are expected to move the industry to create new insurance products to mitigate the risks from climate change, while also increasing scrutiny.