Construction, Manufacturing and Oil and Gas Industries and the P/C Insurance Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

This PowerPoint report, presented by Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, focuses on the construction, manufacturing and energy sectors and their critical importance to the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry. The presentation provides overviews and outlooks of the three sectors. Slides highlight the key role played by the construction industry and illustrate how the manufacturing sector could see a resurgence that will benefit both the U.S. economy and the P/C insurance industry. Slides also show that the energy sector is becoming a powerhouse, with domestic demand and exports strong. The report also includes sections on labor market trends; workers compensation; underwriting; performance by segment; insured catastrophe losses; growth by state and business segment; terrorism; financial strength; and reinsurance market conditions.