Labor Market Outlook Study Q1 2024 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Aon and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: March 2024 Download Your Copy › Labor Market Outlook Study Q3 2023 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Aon and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: August 2023 Download Your Copy › Digital and Customer Engagement Practices Study Carriers are searching for comparative data on the insurance industry's success in customer engagement and digital capability. This survey was designed to provide insight on what capabilities currently exist, how customers are engaging with carriers, and valuable metrics for companies to measure against. Price: $5,000 Published: July 2023 Purchase Your Copy › Agency Management & Compensation Market Practices Study An in-depth study on the Agency function at P&C insurance carriers. This report provides an in-depth study on the Agency Management function at P&C insurance carriers. The study focuses on Agency Management Staffing, Expenses, Business Practices, Commission Rates/Practices, Agency Tiering/Scoring, and Agency Incentives. Published: July 2023 Purchase Your Copy › Human Resources and Employee Benefits Practices The competitive environment for talent in the property-casualty insurance industry and changing work environment has required carriers to evaluate their human capital strategy and employee benefits programs. This survey was conducted by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and Ward Group. The study focuses on the human resources practices and employee benefits offerings among property-casualty insurance carriers in the United States. Published: April 2023 Purchase Your Copy › Labor Market Outlook Study Q1 2023 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Ward Group and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: February 2023 Download Your Copy › Contact Center Operations Survey The customer service model for the insurance industry has continued to evolve, from a model where customers had limited interaction with their insurance carrier for service-related inquiries, to one where the carrier has become an integral part of the service equation. Contact centers are the front line between carriers and consumers and play an crucial part in customer retention. To understand the impact contact centers have on a carrier’s operations, Ward Benchmarking conducted a survey of North American insurance carriers during the fourth quarter of 2022. The results include detail for P&C, and Life, Health, and Annuity Companies. Published: January 2023 Purchase Your Copy › Property-Casualty Insurance Anti-Fraud Benchmarking Study To better identify industry trends and best practices, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud approached Ward Benchmarking, a business unit of Aon plc to conduct a survey of P&C carriers to understand how they are approaching fraud investigation and management, and what changes are taking place within Special Investigation Unit (SIU) operations. Published: November 2022 Purchase Your Copy › Labor Market Outlook Study Q3 2022 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Ward Group and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: September 2022 Download Your Copy › Underwriting Productivity Survey Insurance carriers have made significant investments in innovation, technology, data and analytics to help enhance underwriting operations. The intense competition for underwriting talent is also impacting organization structure and compensation programs. This underwriting study provides carriers a snapshot of current productivity and headcount measurements to help compare performance and drive change in their organization. Published: September 2022 Purchase Your Copy › Labor Market Outlook Study Q1 2022 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Ward Group and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: February 2022 Download Your Copy › Marketing Support Practices Study Comprehensive insights and data to help P&C insurance carriers evaluate their Marketing Support practices. This study focused on the following; Staffing and Activity, Outsourcing, Budget and Expense, Marketing Activities, Marketing Success Measures and Cross Functional Partnerships. Price: $3,000 Published: July 2021 Purchase Your Copy › Labor Market Outlook Study Q1 2021 The Insurance Labor Market Outlook Study is a semi-annual survey investigating hiring trends within the insurance industry conducted by Ward Group and The Jacobson Group. The study analyzes current labor trends and future staffing expectations, determines factors affecting staffing expectations, and provides an independent perspective on market trends and considerations for strategy and staffing plans. Published: February 2021 Download Your Copy › Claims Legal Market Practices Study Comprehensive insights and data to help P&C insurance carriers evaluate their Claims Legal function. This report presents key findings on Claims Legal Staffing, Expenses, Business Practices, Company Level Litigation Metrics, Line of Business Litigation Metrics, and State Level Litigation Metrics. Published: December 2020 Purchase Your Copy › Information Security Market Practices Study An in-depth study on the Information Security function at insurance carriers. The study focused on Staffing, Organizational Structure, Expenses and Business Practices and this report presents the key findings. Published: May 2020 Purchase Your Copy › Property-Casualty Insurance Anti-Fraud Benchmarking Study To better identify industry trends and best practices, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud approached Ward Benchmarking, a business unit of Aon plc to conduct a survey of P&C carriers to understand how they are approaching fraud investigation and management, and what changes are taking place within Special Investigation Unit (SIU) operations. Published: April 2020 Purchase Your Copy › Claims Practices, Productivity & Innovation Study Comprehensive insights and data to help insurance carriers evaluate their claims function. This latest study covers Staffing and Expenses, Productivity, Loss Intake, Claims Customer Satisfaction, and Innovation. Published: February 2020 Purchase Your Copy › Finance Market Practice Study This report presents the findings and analysis resulting from an in-depth study of the Finance function at insurance companies throughout North America. It gathers insights into the industry and provides benchmark analysis. Published: November 2019 Purchase Your Copy › Executive Pay Practice Study Executive management compensation often includes more than just a base salary and annual bonus. Long-term incentives, deferred compensation, SERPs, and a variety of other benefits and perquisites are all part of the equation. To gather information on industry trends with respect to executive benefits and other factors included in total compensation, Aon, in partnership with NAMIC and sponsored by the Jacobson Group, conducted a survey of executive pay practices at U.S. P&C carriers. Published: June 2019 Purchase Your Copy › Risk Management and Loss Control This report presents the findings and analysis resulting from an in-depth study of the risk management and loss control function at property-casualty insurance companies throughout North America. Published: December 2018 Purchase Your Copy › Independent Auditors Analysis One of the key relationships for most insurance companies is their relationship with the independent accounting firm or individual who performs the audit on the financial statements. Beyond just fulfilling required audits for the company, these firms act as advisers on a diverse range of financial matters. The purpose of this research was to help insurance companies identify auditors most commonly used within the industry. Published: September 2018 Download Your Copy ›