Double Whammy of Insurance and Energy Costs to Trigger UK Insolvencies, PwC Warns January 26, 2023 By Irina Anghel More than 30,000 British companies went bust last year, with accountants warning of a “double whammy” to come in April...
Why Now May Be the Best Time to Start an Insurance Agency: Viewpoint January 21, 2021 By Tony Caldwell Starting an independent insurance agency, or any business, is a risky proposition. You’re moving from a secure position with a...
From Insurers to Landlords, Retailers to Restaurants, COVID Reshapes Economies December 18, 2020 By Paul Wiseman and Alexandra Olson It would be just a temporary precaution. When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small digital insurance...
Why the Coronavirus Recession Is Not Like the Last Recession September 14, 2020 By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she’d been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping...
Risk Professionals Reassess Top Risks During Post-COVID Era June 8, 2020 Reaching out to some of the same risk professionals that respond to the its “Global Risks Report” each year, the...
Risk Managers Expect Prolonged Recession From COVID-19: World Economic Forum May 19, 2020 Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic...
U.S. Economy Hit Hard in Q1 But Worse Contraction Still to Come April 29, 2020 By Lucia Mutikani The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter at its sharpest pace since the Great Recession as stringent measures to...
Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means U.S. Recession March 20, 2020 By Paul Wiseman The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense...