OREANDA-NEWS. Approximately three-fourths of insurers surveyed have lowered their target return-on-equity expectations to 10% or lower, a reflection of highly competitive market conditions remaining and the slow-growth economy, according to a new A.M. Best special report.

The Best Special Report, titled, “A.M. Best Spring 2016 Insurance Industry Survey,” assesses insurers’ opinions on a number of key themes, including market conditions, compliance costs, the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, cyber risk, reinsurance trends and exposure to Puerto Rico’s municipal bonds.