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.
The Conning Advantage
- Specific focus on the insurance industry
- Deep understanding of management team issues and concerns
- 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
- Third-party objective perspective
- Direct access to members of the project team who are experienced in engaging with senior leadership teams and boards

Strategy & Business Development
- 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.


Transaction Support
- 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
- 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.

Scott Hawkins, Head of Insurance Research
Phone: 888-707-1177
Email: InsuranceResearch@conning.com