BENCHMARKING


Marsh's Global Benchmarking Portal provides Marsh clients with real-time, on-demand industry reports, product report, and  customized benchmarking reports.

Marsh's Global Benchmarking Portal provides three main services to Marsh clients: real-time, on-demand industry reports; product reports; and customized benchmarking reports.

The Benchmarking Portal's rapidly growing database contains information on more than 115,000 policies covering more than $US75 billion in premium placements, $US9.4 trillion in limits, and $US33.3 trillion in insured value. The database covers the United States; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Latin America and Caribbean; and Asia/Pacific regions. Since its integration with Marsh's electronic data capture systems, the database has grown by more than 2,000 placements per month in the United States.

The Global Benchmarking Portal's extensive database includes the following:

  • property insurance, including both "all-risk" and terrorism coverage;
  • casualty insurance, including auto liability, general liability, workers' compensation, and umbrella/excess; 
  • financial and professional insurance lines, including directors and officers (D&O) liability, errors and omissions (E&O) liability, fidelity (crime), fiduciary liability, employment practices liability, and employment practices liability (EPL);
  • medical professional liability; and
  • pollution legal liability, contractors pollution liability, and remediation, among other coverage lines.
Marsh Risk Management Research
Benchmarking Trends: Property Insurance Market Remained Stable in First Quarter
May 16, 2013  |  Views: 744 |  Comments: 0 
Benchmarking Trends: Property Insurance Market Remained Stable in First Quarter
Though policy limits and deductibles remained stable, insurers are seeking changes to terms and conditions.  >>
Excellence in Risk Management 2013
April 22, 2013  |  Views: 1824 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Excellence in Risk Management 2013
Delivering strategic value through risk management.  >>
Additional Thought Leadership
Marsh U.S. CEO Talks Challenges, Opportunities for Agents & Brokers in 2013 (<em>PropertyCasualty360.com</em>)
January 07, 2013  |  Views: 2132 |  Comments: 0 
Marsh U.S. CEO Talks Challenges, Opportunities for Agents & Brokers in 2013 (PropertyCasualty360.com)
David Bidmead quoted in PropertyCasualty360.com.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—E&O Liability Rates Tick Upward in Second Quarter
September 04, 2012  |  Views: 3424 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—E&O Liability Rates Tick Upward in Second Quarter
E&O liability insurance rates rose slightly in the second quarter of 2012; pricing for most E&O liability insurance remained relatively stable over the past year.  >>
Marsh Insights: Benchmarking Trends — Property Rates Continue to Firm in the Second Quarter
July 17, 2012  |  Views: 2637 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Marsh Insights: Benchmarking Trends — Property Rates Continue to Firm in the Second Quarter
Sixty-one percent of all property accounts renewed with rate increases in the second quarter of 2012, continuing the market firming that started in 2011.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—Environmental Purchasing Trends
June 15, 2012  |  Views: 2048 |  Comments: 0 
Benchmarking Trends—Environmental Purchasing Trends
Insureds are more carefully considering how they deploy their insurance dollars in response to current economic conditions.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Casualty Rates Increased in First Quarter 2012
May 17, 2012  |  Views: 2739 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Casualty Rates Increased in First Quarter 2012
Rates for primary casualty lines—general liability, workers’ compensation, and auto liability—firmed in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, in keeping with ma...  >>
Benchmarking Trends—Directors and Officers Liability Coverage for Public Companies
April 23, 2012  |  Views: 2129 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—Directors and Officers Liability Coverage for Public Companies
Thirty-eight percent of D&O primary limit renewals experienced a rate increase in the first quarter 2012.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—Employment Practices Liability Insurance Purchasing and Pricing Behavior
March 06, 2012  |  Views: 3754 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—Employment Practices Liability Insurance Purchasing and Pricing Behavior
EEOC regulatory and enforcement activities and increasing EPL claims and exposures are contributing factors to the limits purchasing trend seen across all industry sectors.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—Property 'All Risk' Renewal Rates Continue to Climb in January 2012
February 07, 2012  |  Views: 3233 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—Property 'All Risk' Renewal Rates Continue to Climb in January 2012
Changes in rates were relatively modest in the fourth quarter of 2011; just over half of accounts renewed with rate changes between minus 10 percent and plus 10 percent.   >>
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Property Rates, 4th Quarter (to date), December 2011
December 01, 2011  |  Views: 3641 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Property Rates, 4th Quarter (to date), December 2011
Almost a half of all U.S. property renewals in the fourth quarter (to date) experienced rate increases.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Casualty Remains Stable During Third Quarter 2011
October 20, 2011  |  Views: 3265 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—U.S. Casualty Remains Stable During Third Quarter 2011
The status of the casualty market in the third quarter of 2011.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—D&O Limit Levels Increased in 2011: October 2011
September 26, 2011  |  Views: 4637 |  Comments: 1  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—D&O Limit Levels Increased in 2011: October 2011
This month's benchmarking newsletter covers changes in the directors and officers liability insurance market.  >>
Benchmarking Trends — Mid Year Renewal Rates September 2011
August 22, 2011  |  Views: 4912 |  Comments: 2  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends — Mid Year Renewal Rates September 2011
Our benchmarking newsletter analyzes the purchasing behavior and pricing trends for four groups of coverages: property, casualty, financial and professional (FINPRO), and environme...  >>
Benchmarking Trends — Environmental: August 2011
July 26, 2011  |  Views: 3350 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends — Environmental: August 2011
Our benchmarking newsletter analyzes environmental insurance, specifically policy term purchasing trends and historical aggregate limits.  >>
Benchmarking Trends—Cyber Risk: July 2011
June 20, 2011  |  Views: 4415 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Benchmarking Trends—Cyber Risk: July 2011
The July 2011 edition of our monthly benchmarking newsletter analyzes historical rate changes and distribution of total risk limits purchased for cyber risk.  >>
Single Parent Captive Benchmarking: Capital and Collateral
April 04, 2010  |  Views: 1049 |  Comments: 0 
Single Parent Captive Benchmarking: Capital and Collateral
Marsh's Global Captive Benchmarking Report, now in its third year of publication, continues to focus on the issues at the forefront of captive owners' minds.  >>
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Marsh Business Analytics
Views: 6009 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Marsh Business Analytics
Marsh Business Analytics employs award-winning tools and experts to help our clients use risk analysis in all facets of their risk management.  >>
Marsh Market Information (MMI)
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Marsh Market Information (MMI)
Marsh Market Information website provides easy access to the information companies need to evaluate the market security risks of their insurance programs.   >>
Benchmarking Services
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Benchmarking Services
The Benchmarking Portal's rapidly growing database contains information on nearly 115,000 insurance policies covering $US75 billion in premium placements.  >>
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October 17, 2012  |  Views: 8033
Excess Casualty Rates Continue to Rise - Companies with Difficult Risk Profiles Seeing Double-Digit Rate Hikes
Excess casualty insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter of 2012, as insurers sought higher prices amid increasing claims and litigation trends, and a low interest ra...  >>
July 20, 2011  |  Views: 2535
U.S. Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Mixed: Marsh
Despite signs of a potential market shift in some areas of property insurance, the overall U.S. property, casualty, and financial and professional insurance market remained stable ...  >>
January 26, 2011  |  Views: 3961
Soft Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Set to Continue into 2011: Marsh
Soft commercial insurance market conditions persisted throughout the United States in 2010 and are poised to continue into 2011, according to a comprehensive report published today...  >>
November 18, 2010  |  Views: 1742
Marsh Enhances D&O Liability Modeling Capabilities
Given today's heightened scrutiny on publicly traded companies and the proliferation of securities class action lawsuits, properly insuring corporate directors and officers has tak...  >>
November 17, 2010  |  Views: 1780
Soft Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Expected to Persist in Fourth Quarter of 2010: Marsh
Soft U.S. commercial insurance market conditions are expected to persist through the fourth quarter of 2010, according to preliminary rate information published today by Marsh.  >>
October 14, 2010  |  Views: 1625
Soft Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Persist in Third Quarter of 2010: Marsh
Soft commercial insurance market conditions persisted through the third quarter of 2010, with lower rates on average across major coverage lines, according to a new report publishe...  >>
September 14, 2010  |  Views: 1790
Marsh's Ben Fidlow Named 2010 Risk Innovator by Risk & Insurance
Ben Fidlow of Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has been named a 2010 Risk Innovator by Risk & Insurance for his role in the development of IDEAL (Ident...  >>
July 12, 2010  |  Views: 2040
Marsh Unveils Insurance Industry's Leading Real-Time On-Demand Industry Benchmark Reporting Service
As risk managers strive to maintain effective and competitively-priced insurance programs, Marsh today unveiled the leading real-time, on-demand industry benchmark reporting servic...  >>
June 16, 2010  |  Views: 1525
Marsh Webcast June 23: Using Analytics to Drive Efficiency in Corporate Risk Management and Insurance
As businesses in all parts of the world seek to drive efficiency throughout their organizations, many are scrutinizing the capital allocated for risk management and insurance. Mars...  >>
June 15, 2010  |  Views: 1591
European Firms Over-Confident about Business Continuity Plans
New research published by Marsh reveals that many European firms appear to be over-confident in their ability to manage the business continuity and supply chain risks facing their ...  >>

Contacts
Dusan Jovanovic
Global Benchmarking Leader
New York NY United States
212 345 1870
dusan.jovanovic@marsh.com