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Special Report: Benefits and Reserves Outpace Revenue Growth, Dampening Earnings for Publicly Traded US L/A Insurers
Date: April 17, 2024
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: US Life Insurance
Date: April 12, 2024
Special Report: First Look: 2023 US Life/Annuity Financial Results
Date: April 8, 2024
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: US Surety Insurance
Date: March 28, 2024
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: US Annuity Insurance
Date: March 26, 2024
Market Segment Report: US Life/Annuity Insurers Stay the Course as They Prepare for 2024 Uncertainty
Date: March 14, 2024
Special Report: US Life/Health Upgrades Slightly Outpace Downgrades in 2023
Date: March 13, 2024
Market Segment Report: US Property/Casualty: Weather, Reinsurance, and Inflation Drive Results – Again
Date: March 6, 2024
Special Report: Growing Number of Life/Health Insurers Outsourcing Investment Management
Date: February 26, 2024
Market Segment Report: Surety Growth and Profitability Bolstered by Public Projects
Date: February 1, 2024
Market Segment Report: Farm Bureau Insurers Navigate Underwriting Challenges
Date: January 18, 2024
Special Report: Annuity Surrenders Up Through 3Q23, Beating Premium Growth
Date: January 15, 2024
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Guatemala Insurance
Date: January 15, 2024
Special Report: US Individual Life Payout Ratios Down
Date: January 9, 2024
Special Report: First Look: Nine-Month 2023 US Life/Annuity Financial Results
Date: December 19, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Germany Life Insurance
Date: December 18, 2023
Market Segment Report: A&E Reserves Decline Along with Incurred Losses
Date: December 18, 2023
Special Report: 2022 US Life/Health Impairments Update
Date: December 13, 2023
Special Report: Private Equity and Investment Managers Continue to Enter Life/Annuity Market
Date: December 7, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: US Life/Annuity
Date: November 30, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Reinsurance
Date: November 29, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Chile Insurance
Date: November 16, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Costa Rica Insurance
Date: November 8, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Colombia Insurance
Date: November 7, 2023
Special Report: Best’s Impairment Rate and Rating Transition Study – 1977 to 2022
Date: November 3, 2023
Special Report: FHLB Life/Annuity Members Capitalize on High Rates for Spread Opportunities
Date: October 31, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Japan Life Insurance
Date: October 16, 2023
Special Report: US Life/Health Rating Upgrades Equaled Downgrades in First-Half 2023
Date: October 12, 2023
Market Segment Report: Caribbean Insurers: Positive 2022 Results, but Reinsurance Capacity Constraints To Pressure Results over the Near Term
Date: October 9, 2023
Market Segment Report: Canada Insurance: Positive Results Expected Despite a Slowing Economy
Date: October 5, 2023
Special Report: Growth in Insurers’ Private Equity Investments Slowed Significantly in 2022
Date: October 2, 2023
Special Report: First Look: Six-Month 2023 US Life/Annuity Financial Results
Date: September 25, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Mexico Insurance
Date: September 25, 2023
Special Report: Continued Shifts in US Life/Annuity Insurers’ Mortgage Loan Portfolios
Date: September 21, 2023
Market Segment Report: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Reinsurers’ Underwriting Performance Remains Resilient Despite Heightened Economic Challenges
Date: September 20, 2023
Market Segment Report: MENA Reinsurers Report Topline Growth, While Challenging Economic Conditions Persist for Most
Date: September 19, 2023
Market Segment Report: Life/Annuity Reinsurers Remain Prepared for Growth
Date: September 6, 2023
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurers Face Challenges Even as Conditions Improve
Date: September 5, 2023
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance – The European Big Four
Date: August 30, 2023
Special Report: Insurer Innovation Accelerated by COVID-19 Continues Post-Pandemic
Date: August 25, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Peru Insurance
Date: August 11, 2023
Market Segment Report: Feasibility and Utility Sustain Rated Captives’ Excellent Profitability
Date: August 3, 2023
Special Report: 2022 P/C Snapshot: Unprofitable Auto and Property Results Weaken P/C Underwriting Performance
Date: July 21, 2023
Market Segment Report: Egyptian Insurance Market: Resilience in Spite of Difficult Economic Conditions
Date: July 19, 2023
Special Report: Balance Sheets of Rated Fraternals Solid Despite Growth Challenges
Date: July 12, 2023
Special Report: First Look: Three-Month 2023 US Life/Annuity Financial Results
Date: June 29, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: France Life Insurance
Date: June 22, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Italy Life Insurance
Date: May 31, 2023
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Spain Life Insurance
Date: May 12, 2023
Special Report: L/A Benchmarking: 2022 Unrealized Losses Exceed Early Pandemic
Date: April 25, 2023