By William Nibbelin, Senior Research Actuary, Triple-I The workers compensation insurance industry experienced its second-best underwriting result in the past 20 years in 2023, with a net combined ratio of 87, according to Triple-I’s latest Issues Brief. It was the ninth year in a row of net underwriting profit following eight years of net underwriting … Read more
Maria Clara Pina (master’s student in Human Rights at the School of Law of the University of Minho) I. Currently, in the so-called era of techno-solutionism,[1] digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), have become widely used.[2] We are witnessing the emerging but rapidly evolving phenomenon of border management and control through the use of new … Read more
On February 10, Triple-I released its latest Chart of the Week (COTW), “Representation of Black professionals in Insurance: Growing, But Slowly.” Citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the chart reveals that in 2024, Black professionals comprised 14.7 percent of the insurance industry, just a 0.1 percent increase from 2023 but still considerably up … Read more
The insurance brokerage industry has long relied on M&A as a core growth strategy, fueled by accessible, low-cost capital and strong free cash flow generation. While recent Federal Reserve rate cuts have provided some relief, deal volume in 2024 was still down nearly 20% compared to 2023. Despite M&A headwinds, brokers continue to face significant … Read more
Insurance affordability in Georgia is dwindling as claim frequency and insurer costs soar, according to the latest issue brief from Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), Trends and Insights: Georgia Insurance Affordability. Given the state’s below-average income vs. above-average insurance expenditures, Georgia ranks 42nd on the list of affordable states for homeowners insurance and 47th (plummeting from … Read more