Xactware Property Reports
Xactware’s Property Report offers an overview of major trends in construction pricing and property claims throughout the year. It’s an invaluable resource for any professional working in the property insurance industry.
The 2009 Property Report uses information gathered from research conducted by Xactware’s Pricing Data Services department and XactAnalysis, Xactware’s industry-leading claims assignment and analytical network. In the Property Report, Xactware provides exclusive information on claims trends, takes a look at key indicators, and documents the impact of pricing changes on building repair costs.
Whether you plan to use this information to better understand the year in hindsight or to better prepare for the coming year, the 2009 Property Report is an invaluable tool that no one in the property insurance industry should go without.
View an excerpt from last year’s 2008 Property Report
In case you missed "The Housing and Construction Marketplace: Xactware's 2009 Property Report" webinar, the recorded version of this event is now available.
2009 Property Report for the United States
In 2009, the recession had a significant effect on the cost of construction material and labor, resulting in a price-rate flattening that has not been seen since 2002.
The 2009 Property Report discusses the impact of this market slowdown, and it contains reports that offer insight on these key findings:
- Home market values decreased throughout the year while reconstruction costs increased slightly. This sometimes created a disproportion between a home’s sales price and its cost to rebuild.
- The volume of insurance estimates reported to Xactware per month.
- The average insurance estimate value by type of loss.
- The rising popularity of green building materials and techniques.
- The rate of change for reconstruction costs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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2009 Property Report for Canada
A series of catastrophes in 2009 made in it one of the most costly years in recent history for the Canadian property insurance industry.
The 2009 Property Report discusses how these disasters drove loss estimate values and volume, and it also provides insight on these key findings:
- Trends in cost of composition shingles, lumber, drywall, and other construction materials.
- The average insurance estimate value by type of loss.
- The rise in popularity of green building materials and techniques.
- Changes in reconstruction costs broken down by province.
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2009 Property Report for the United Kingdom
In 2009, the U.K. new-construction industry faced significant slowdowns while the reconstruction and property insurance industries dealt with the catastrophic Cumbria flood.
The 2009 Property Report discusses the impact of this market slowdown, and it contains reports that offer insight on these key findings:
- Trends in cost rates for labor, broken down by region.
- The effect global demand had on costs for copper plumbing material.
- The effect of surplus inventory on costs for wood flooring.
- Trends in rates for plasterboard.
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