Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 3 |
| PLUNKETT S INSURANCE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
| Chapter 1 Trends Affecting the Insurance Industry | 15 | 26 |
| 1) Introduction to the Insurance Industry | 16 | 2 |
| 2) Aging Populations Create Challenges and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry | 18 | 1 |
| 3) Sophisticated Risk Management and Prevention Programs Lead to Lower Losses | 19 | 1 |
| 4) Risk Managers Seek Certification | 19 | 1 |
| 5) Independent Agencies Continue to Dominate Commercial Insurance, but Play a Lesser Role in Personal Lines | 20 | 1 |
| 6) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grow | 20 | 1 |
| 7) Technology Drives Insurance Efficiencies/Drivers Allow Their Habits to be Tracked for Lower Insurance Rates | 21 | 2 |
| 8) States Pick up Some Wind and Flood Risk for Homeowners/Underwriters Rely on Sophisticated Risk Analysis Technology to Set Rates | 23 | 2 |
| 9) No End in Sight to the Growth of Specialized Insurance Lines | 25 | 1 |
| 10) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies | 25 | 1 |
| 11) Major U.S., Japanese and European Insurance Firms See Vast Promise in the Chinese and Southeast Asian Market | 26 | 1 |
| 12) Insurance Firms Target Markets in Emerging Nations | 27 | 1 |
| 13) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs | 27 | 1 |
| 14) Number of Uninsured Americans Declines But Remains High | 28 | 1 |
| 15) U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrites the Rules and Increases Coverage, But May Not Restrain Costs | 29 | 2 |
| 16) Employers Push Health Care Costs onto Employees | 31 | 1 |
| 17) Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) | 32 | 1 |
| 18) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages | 33 | 1 |
| 19) Hedge Funds Play a Major Role in Financial Products Including Derivatives, Lending and Insurance | 34 | 2 |
| 20) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars | 36 | 1 |
| 21) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $24.0 Trillion | 37 | 1 |
| 22) Basel III , Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Act Increase Regulation | 38 | 3 |
| Chapter 2 INSURANCE INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 41 | 16 |
| Insurance Industry Overview | 42 | 1 |
| Assets &Liabilities of U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance Companies: 2009-1st Quarter 2014 | 43 | 1 |
| Typical U.S. Automobile Insurance Costs, per Year: 2014 | 44 | 1 |
| Assets &Liabilities of U.S. Life Insurance Companies**: 2009-1st Quarter 2014 | 45 | 1 |
| Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount &Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2008-2014 | 46 | 1 |
| The Nation's Health Dollar: 2014 Where It Came From (Estimated) | 47 | 1 |
| Number &Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 48 | 1 |
| Number &Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 49 | 1 |
| Affordable Care Act Overview | 50 | 2 |
| Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2014 | 52 | 1 |
| Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2014 | 53 | 1 |
| Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S. | 54 | 1 |
| Employment in the Insurance Industry, U.S.: 2006-2013 | 55 | 1 |
| Employment &Earnings in Insurance Industry Occupations, U.S.: May 2013 | 56 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT INSURANCE INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 57 | 19 |
| Chapter 4 THE INSURANCE 350: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 76 | 374 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 77 | 8 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 85 | 4 |
| INDEX OF HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY U.S. STATE | 89 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 92 | 2 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE INSURANCE 350 | 94 | 356 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 450 | 28 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 451 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 453 | 25 |
| A Short Insurance Industry Glossary | 478 | 21 |
