Deflating Social Inflation

Prior-year loss reserve charges. Social inflation. Nuclear verdicts.

Those topics, featured in various articles in Carrier Management's ...

ERM and Strategic Scenario Analysis: A New Way to Think About Innovation

All iconic brands—past, present and future—share one thing in common: innovation.

When done right, innovation is one of the ...

Defendants, Insurers Risk Falling Behind on AI for Litigation

As generative artificial intelligence drives the innovation of legal tools, insurance defense experts are wary that failing to keep up with the plaintiffs' bar's ...

Surplus Lines Insurers Providing a Much-Needed Safety Valve for P/C Industry

Given the difficult environment for primary property/casualty carriers, the efficient use of excess and surplus (E&S) lines capacity is providing a safety valve for ...

Questionable Loss Reserves: Are Legacy Reinsurance Deals the Answer?

Twenty years ago, an insurance carrier's use of reinsurance products like loss portfolio transfers and adverse development covers waved a red flag, signaling potential ...

Commercial Auto Insurance Profit Struggles Continue

The commercial auto insurance segment maintained its place as a weaker-performing U.S. property/casualty insurance product line in 2023. Despite successive periods of ...

P/C Loss Reserve Study: Keep Calm and Carry On

According to an analysis of loss reserves published in mid-March by Assured Research, 2023 marked the 18th straight year that the U.S. P/C industry's loss reserves ...

Reimagine Talent Practices to Unlock Human Potential

Forty percent of U.S. workers believe that work is fundamentally broken, and 1 in 5 wish they didn't have to work at all, according to Mercer's 2024 Global Talent Trends ...

Put Motivation Back Into Performance Reviews

It's time to update the traditional performance review, which focuses largely on how the employee performed the prior year and whether they met agreed-upon goals and ...

Avoid Employee Turnover by Asking 5 Simple Questions

As an executive coach, I have observed the rise and fall of many leaders over the years. One thing I can say with certainty is that good leaders show interest in their ...