PLUNKETT’S INSURANCE INDUSTRY MARKET RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 2026

Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston, Texas-based market research firm, has completed its latest research on the Insurance Industry.  (See: https://www.plunkettresearch.com/industries/insurance-risk-management-market-research/).  This revised and updated data is part of our massive Plunkett Research Online subscription service, where we continuously monitor the world’s 40 most vital business sectors, including such industries as retailing, artificial intelligence, health care, sports/recreation and much, much more.  Our analysts and market research continually monitor the world’s leading industries and companies and post thorough updates yearly.

Key Findings:

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms within the Insurance Industry.  Gain vital insights that can help shape strategy for business development, product development and investments.

Key Features:

  • Business trends analysis
  • In-depth industry overview
  • Technology trends analysis
  • Forecasts
  • Spending, investment, and consumption discussions
  • In-depth industry statistics and metrics
  • Industry employment numbers

Additional Key Features Include:

Industry Glossary

Industry Contacts list, including Professional Societies and Industry Associations

Profiles of industry-leading companies

  • U.S. and Global Firms
  • Publicly held, Private and Subsidiaries
  • Executive Contacts
  • Revenues
  • For Public Companies: Detailed Financial Summaries
  • Statistical Tables

Key Questions Answered Include:

  • How is the industry evolving?
  • How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
  • How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
  • What is the size of the market now and in the future?
  • What are the financial results of the leading companies?
  • What are the names and titles of top executives?
  • What are the top companies and what are their revenues?

This feature-rich report covers competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis—everything you need to know about the Insurance Industry.

Plunkett Research Provides Unique Analysis of the Following Major Trends and Technologies Affecting the Insurance Industry

  1. Major Trends and Technologies Affecting the Insurance Industry
  2. Introduction to the Insurance Industry
  3. Premiums Soar for Home and Auto Insurance
  4. Sophisticated Risk Management and Prevention Programs Lead to Lower Losses
  5. Risk Managers Seek Certification
  6. Independent Agencies Continue to Dominate Commercial Insurance, but Play a Lesser Role in Personal Lines
  7. Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce
  8. Insurance Underwriting Uses Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Policy Holders Allow Their Habits to Be Tracked for Lower Insurance Rates
  9. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enables Life Insurance Underwriting
  10. States Pick Up Some Wind and Flood Risk for Homeowners/Underwriters Rely on Sophisticated Risk Analysis Technology to Set Rates
  11. No End in Sight to the Growth of Specialized Insurance Lines
  12. Health Sharing Ministries Attract Millions of Members
  13. Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies
  14. Major U.S., Japanese and European Insurance Firms See Vast Promise in Chinese, Southeast Asian and Emerging Markets
  15. Continued Rise in Health Care Costs
  16. Number of Uninsured Americans Remains High
  17. U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrote the Rules and Increased Coverage, But Costs Continue to Rise
  18. Employers Fight Rapidly Growing Health Care Premiums/Require Employees to Pay a Significant Share of Costs
  19. Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Rapidly Rising Costs of Care
  20. Hedge Funds and Private Equity Play a Major Role in Financial Products Including Derivatives, Lending and Insurance (Shadow Banking)
  21. Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $45.8 Trillion
  22. Basel III, Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Act Increase Regulation/European Solvency II and MiFID 2 Take Effect
  23. Financial Technology (FinTech) Enables Online Lending, Insurance and Robo Advisors
  24. Drones Save Time and Money in a Variety of Industries Including Insurance, Real Estate and Construction
  25. Gig Economy and Self-Driving Cars Pose Insurance Challenges and Underwriting
    Opportunities
  26. The Future of the Insurance Industry and Risk Management

Plunkett Research Provides In-Depth Tables for the Following Insurance Industry Statistics

  1. Insurance Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview
  2. Assets & Liabilities of U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance Companies: 2022-2nd Quarter 2025
  3. Assets & Liabilities of U.S. Life Insurance Companies: 2022-2nd Quarter 2025
  4. Employers’ Costs for Total Compensation and Health Insurance, by Selected Characteristics, U.S.: Selected Years, 2020-2024
  5. The Nation’s Health Dollar: 2025 Where It Came From (Projected)
  6. The Nation’s Health Dollar: 2025 Where It Went (Estimated)
  7. Number & Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 2007-2024
  8. Number & Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 2000-2024
  9. Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2025
  10. Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2025
  11. Employment in the Insurance Industry, U.S.: 2019-July 2025