De-risking saved the day for insurers – but some are concerned about tomorrow
For nearly a decade now, the increasing intensity and cost of natural disasters has been one of the most significant headwinds for property insurers.
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For nearly a decade now, the increasing intensity and cost of natural disasters has been one of the most significant headwinds for property insurers.
It was a tale of two halves of the year for Progressive Insurance, after third quarter earnings topped estimates and reversed dire trends from the previous quarter.
Wingstop’s third quarter performance trounced Wall Street’s expectations on Wednesday, as strategic innovations from last year expanded Wingstop’s consumer base through the second half of the year and the company successfully insulated itself from supply-side inflation.
Progressive insurance announced that it will be pulling back on homeowner insurance in Florida, in the latest effort to recover from the combined impacts of inflation and the surging cost of the climate crisis in certain states.
Remote work has pummeled revenue for office landlords to historic lows over the past year and demand for office space has shown no signs of full recovery – leading to credit downgrades and widespread concerns about economic fallout.
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