Conning’s insurance expertise and market-oriented perspective guides our development of customized solutions to our clients’ challenges.

The Conning Insurance Research team provides a broad range of consulting services to the insurance industry from strategy & market analysis to transaction and rating support as well as customized solutions.

Strategy & Business Development

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Transaction Support

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Other Customized Solutions

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The Conning Advantage

Focus:
  • Specific focus on the insurance industry
  • Deep understanding of management team issues and concerns
Expertise:
  • 50+ years of insurance research
  • Analysts and consultants with deep experience across the insurance industry
  • Ability to draw upon Conning’s global capabilities and expertise
Independence:
  •  Third-party objective perspective
Direct Access:
  • Direct access to members of the project team who are experienced in engaging with senior leadership teams and boards
 
The Conning Advantage
Conning has developed a broad array of business solutions for insurance companies in areas such as:
 

Strategy & Business Development

Prior strategy & market analysis projects include:
  • Market and product analysis
  • Distribution channel analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Competitor analysis
  • Peer identification and analysis
  • InsurTech market landscape and strategic considerations

Here are examples of how we’ve helped other insurers improve their businesses:

Project: Strategic Growth Alternatives
Objective: Identify the pros and cons of various organic and inorganic growth options to accomplish growth and diversification objectives.

Project: External PEST Analysis
Objective: Provide an objective external analysis of strategic issues and trends in insurer’s operating environment with a focus on political, economic, societal, regulatory, and technology. Provide presentation to insurer’s board and senior leadership on findings. options to accomplish growth and diversification objectives.

 
Strategy & Business Development
Transaction Support

Transaction Support

Prior transaction support projects include:
  • Identification of acquisition targets
  • Valuation analysis and financial modeling
  • Company assessment and due diligence support

Here are examples of how we’ve helped other insurers improve their businesses:

Project: Acquisition Assessment
Objective: Review acquisition terms and provide valuation analysis and comparison to other relevant transactions.

Project: Investment Assessment
Objective: Analyze the players in a specialty P&C sector for market entry. Identified and ranked target companies according to company investment criteria. Provided valuation advice and introductions to high-ranking target companies. 

 

Other Customized Solutions

Conning’s expertise allows us to assist with any of your company's needs. Additional projects Conning has been involved in include:
  • Development of communication strategy and presentation for rating agency support
  • Meeting preparation
  • BCAR support
  • Customized research reports
  • Market sizing
  • Board presentations

Here are examples of how we’ve helped other insurers improve their businesses:

Project: Rating Agency Presentation Support
Objective: Develop presentation materials for A.M. Best review meeting with the objective of stabilizing rating. Provide meeting preparation and support. Provide post-meeting support.

Project: Market Sizing
Objective: Stratify the workers’ compensation market into small business, middle market, and large accounts to provide premium estimates for client’s designated target industries and hazard categories.

 
Other Customized Solutions

 

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For more information on our Insurance Research services, or on Conning Library, our proprietary research portal please contact:


Alyssa Gittleman, Director, Client Services and Business Development
Phone: 888-707-1177
Email: InsuranceResearch@conning.com