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In accordance with its stated mission, and as part of its ongoing public relations activities within the insurance industry, The Society of Insurance Research has occasion to prepare and distribute periodic news releases to the print and electronic media. For the most part, such releases relate to one or more of the following subjects.
Upcoming S.I.R. Events – Information concerning Time, Location and Topics for scheduled Conferences and Workshops.
Post Event Coverage - Summary of significant information, data, statements or points made by speakers and panelists at such events.
Research Findings - Results of any internal research projects, which may have broad general interest beyond the membership of the society.
General - Copies of other news releases which may be of interest to S.I.R. members.
Recent Releases
A 2006 survey of SIR
Members
indicated that while a majority are involved in Property & Casualty
insurance, a significant percentage work with Life & Health
business. Seventy per cent of respondents reported that competitive
intelligence (CI) is at least part of their job responsibility, and
nearly half reported involvement in Market Research. While both CI
and other research practitioners identified limited budget or limited
resources as their leading challenge, the great majority reported their
budget had either remained the same or increased in 2006. See the
linked summary report for other insights into the composition and
perspectives of the Members.
Summer 2006 Research Report
SIR would like to acknowledge its appreciation to Conning Research & Consulting, Inc., for their permission to post the following issue of "The Conning Commentary" which includes two excellent articles prepared in part from information presented at the recent Society of Insurance Research Spring Workshop Series, May 10-12, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Summer 2006 Research Report
SIR would like to acknowledge its appreciation to Conning Research & Consulting, Inc., for their permission to post the following issue of "The Conning Commentary" which includes two excellent articles prepared in part from information presented at the recent Society of Insurance Research Spring Workshop Series, May 10-12, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pa.
The
article "The
economic and insurance impact of an avian flu pandemic" was
prepared by Terance B. Martin, FSA, MAAA and the article "Competitive
Intelligence: A new way to better decision-making" was written by
Clint Harris, CPCU, ARP, ARe, both employed by Conning Research
& Development, Inc. Both Mr. Martin and Mr. Harris
participated in the SIR workshop on "Insurance Hot Topics / Emerging
Issues".
Conning Commentary June 2006
Conning Commentary June 2006