The global insurance industry experienced an 11% rise in company filings mentions of COVID-19 in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Prudential with 85% year-on-year decrease, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 284 insurance company filings. GlobalData’s COVID-19 Cross-Sector Impact – Thematic Research report helps understand how the effect of COVID-19 on insurance sector compares with 17 other key sectors, in terms of equity indices, M&A volumes, jobs index, and filings. Buy the report here.
Notably, COVID-19 was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q1 2023, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of cybersecurity and cloud, according to GlobalData.
Of the 50 leading companies in the insurance industry, Prudential had the greatest increase in references for COVID-19 in Q1 2023, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 92 COVID-19-related sentences in the company's filings, an increase of 9100% in Q1 2023 compared with Q4 2022. Molina Healthcare’s mentions of COVID-19 rose by 100% to 83 and Humana’s by 100% to 52 and Aflac’s by 100% to 51 and W. R. Berkley’s by 100% to 51.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for COVID-19 in Q1 2023 was 100.
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