The economic viability of the insurance industry’s current business model has been in question for several years. McKinsey’s 2022 Global Insurance Report shows that 52% of the industry’s global equity had a return on equity (ROE) lower than their cost of equity over the past five years. While most insurers predict premiums will continue to rise in 2022, following the 2020 pandemic-induced growth rate contraction to 1.2%, many non-pandemic obstacles remain in place, including changing consumer preferences and the rise of relevance-challenging advanced technologies.
