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Ward Research Center

For the Property-Casualty Industry

What is the Ward Research Center?

The Ward Research Center is a reservoir of valuable information and analysis specific to property-casualty insurers accumulated from Ward Group's strategic studies and research. We offer a full subscription service or select items can be ordered on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Subscribers to the Ward Research Center now have access to the long list of research products previously available only to our benchmarking clients - all for one low annual subscription fee. P&C Insurers can confidentially participate in all studies and receive customized results, attend webinars, download white papers addressing current issues, access historic strategic studies and more. The online format is easy to use and allows access across your company.

  • Participate in studies on business practices and receive customized results comparing your company to the benchmarks

  • Receive a customized U.S. Annual Market Share Analysis and Quarterly Industry Snapshots

  • Compare your company's financial performance to the industry and Ward's 50 benchmarks

  • and more

Participation in the Ward Benchmarking Programs includes full access to the Research Center and does not require a separate subscription.

Benefits of Your Subscription

Ward Research Center subscribers receive:

  • Online access to strategic studies, white papers, and web events. Ward Group conducts studies relating to operational practices and strategic initiatives for insurance companies (typically 6 – 8 annually). Subscribers can participate in these studies, receive customized results and attend related webinars.

Snapshot of Strategic Study Topics

Agent Compensation and Management Practices

Homeowners Business Climate

Call Centers

Loss Control

Claims Litigation

Outsourcing

Cost Allocation

Portfolio Management

Customer Retention

Premium Audit

Employee Benefits and Compensation

Subrogation

Enterprise Risk Management

Systems Replacement and IT Investment

  • Ward's 50 Comparison Reports to quickly compare your company and competitors to top performers.
  • Participation credit. The Ward Research Center subscription service pays for participation. Members receive a credit toward the subscription renewal fee based on participation in strategic studies. Participants in strategic studies also earn the privilege of first-look status for viewing results.
  • Customized Annual Market Share Analysis providing premium volume, market share and loss performance by state and line of business to help compare your market position and profitability.
  • Quarterly U.S. Industry Snapshots to keep abreast of current conditions.
  • Online access to Ward Group presentations. Throughout the year members of the Ward Group management team speak on a variety of topics at conferences. Copies of select presentations will be available exclusively to Ward Research Center subscribers.
  • Complimentary registration fees for two participants to attend select Ward Group hosted events.
  • Ward Benchmarking credit. If you upgrade your service to a Ward Benchmarking Study, your subscription fee will be applied to the benchmarking fee.
  • An annual copy of Ward's Results, property-casualty edition.

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