Times are changing when it comes to how U.S. drivers feel about autonomous vehicles. According to a new study from AAA, 63 percent of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle. That sounds like a …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was busy in 2017 as it supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations, a year during which unprecedented disasters affected more than 25 million Americans, or almost 8 percent of the U.S. …
Maintaining a level of humility is generally considered to be a good trait. After all we teach our children to be humble to a certain degree in sports, in school, in life. No one likes a person who gloats. But …
It’s not very often that Insurance Journal editors have the pleasure of publishing good news. We have enjoyed pulling together this special issue of Insurance Journal – The Charity Issue — that is filled with representative stories of charitable efforts …
It can happen in the branch office or the boardroom. Volkswagen did it to pass emissions tests. Wells Fargo did it to squeeze more profits from their customers. Some school districts have it done it to boost their standardized test …
One area of emerging risk for many industries, including the long term care or senior living market, is active shooter risk. Not only are residents/patients at risk, but so are senior living facility employees. “An active shooter event is something …
The year has been hard on the nation’s property/casualty insurers but don’t fret — the industry still remains profitable. According to ISO, a Verisk business, and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry …
Traffic accident deaths in the U.S. continue to rise, even while deaths related to distracted driving decline. The number of vehicle miles traveled on U.S. roads in 2016 increased by 2.2 percent, producing a fatality rate of 1.18 deaths per …
It’s no secret that health insurance costs more and employers are planning for that trend to continue. Employers expect that their average cost per-employee for health benefits will rise by 4.3 percent in 2018, which is above the average increase …
Nearly 25 percent of employee thefts involve large-scale losses of more than $1 million and 29 percent are carried out over five or more years. That’s according to a study on embezzlement by specialist insurer Hiscox. High-loss cases often result …
