25) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Insurance Companies Have Tightened or Eased Over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 23 and 24), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| B. Possible Reasons for Easing | 3. Adoption of Less-Stringent Market Conventions (That Is, Collateral Terms and Agreements, ISDA Protocols). | Answer Type: First In Importance
CTQ25B3MINR • Economic Data from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Latest Value
1.00
Year-over-Year Change
N/A%
Date Range
1/1/2012 - 4/1/2025
Summary
Tracks changes in insurance market conventions and lending terms. Provides insight into financial sector risk assessment and market flexibility.
Analysis & Context
This economic indicator provides valuable insights into current market conditions and economic trends. The data is updated regularly by the Federal Reserve and represents one of the most reliable sources for economic analysis.
Understanding this metric helps economists, policymakers, and investors make informed decisions about economic conditions and future trends. The interactive chart above allows you to explore historical patterns and identify key trends over time.
About This Dataset
Measures shifts in market standards for insurance companies' pricing and non-price terms. Indicates evolving risk management strategies.
Methodology
Collected through quarterly survey of financial institutions and market participants.
Historical Context
Used by regulators and financial analysts to understand insurance market dynamics.
Key Facts
- Reflects quarterly changes in insurance market standards
- Indicates financial sector risk perception
- Important for understanding market flexibility
FAQs
Q: What does this economic indicator measure?
A: Tracks changes in insurance market conventions and lending terms. Provides insights into financial sector risk assessment.
Q: Why are market conventions important?
A: They reflect risk management strategies and market adaptability in the financial sector.
Q: How often is this data updated?
A: Typically collected and reported on a quarterly basis by financial institutions.
Q: Who uses this economic data?
A: Regulators, financial analysts, and insurance industry professionals use this information.
Q: What can changes in this indicator suggest?
A: Potential shifts in market risk perception and lending environment for insurance companies.
Related Trends
78) Over the Past Three Months, How Has the Volume of Mark and Collateral Disputes Relating to Lending Against Each of the Following Collateral Types Changed?| A. High-Grade Corporate Bonds. | Answer Type: Decreased Somewhat
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56) Over the Past Three Months, How Have the Terms Under Which High-Yield Corporate Bonds Are Funded Changed?| B. Terms for Most Favored Clients, as a Consequence of Breadth, Duration And/or Extent of Relationship | 2. Maximum Maturity. | Answer Type: Tightened Considerably
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31) To the Extent That the Price or Nonprice Terms Applied to Separately Managed Accounts Established with Investment Advisers Have Tightened or Eased over the Past Three Months (as Reflected in Your Responses to Questions 29 and 30), What Are the Most Important Reasons for the Change?| B. Possible Reasons for Easing | 6. Improvement in General Market Liquidity and Functioning. | Answer Type: First in Importance
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56) Over the Past Three Months, How Have the Terms Under Which High-Yield Corporate Bonds Are Funded Changed?| B. Terms for Most Favored Clients, as a Consequence of Breadth, Duration And/or Extent of Relationship | 4. Collateral Spreads Over Relevant Benchmark (Effective Financing Rates). | Answer Type: Eased Somewhat
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53) Over the Past Three Months, How Has Demand for Funding of High-Grade Corporate Bonds by Your Institution's Clients Changed?| Answer Type: Remained Basically Unchanged
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21) Considering the Entire Range of Transactions Facilitated by Your Institution, How Has the Use of Financial Leverage by Each of the Following Types of Clients Changed Over the Past Three Months?| D. Endowments. | Answer Type: Decreased Somewhat
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Citation
U.S. Federal Reserve, Insurance Market Conventions (CTQ25B3MINR), retrieved from FRED.