With Economic Damages of $9B, Hurricanes Eta and Iota Topped Off Record Year: Aon December 14, 2020 Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November topped off the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season when a record of 12 named storms...
Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy Could Be $3-$5 Trillion Over 2 Years: USC Study December 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. real gross...
California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Med-Only Claims Drop December 11, 2020 Initial data on fiscal year 2019/2020 public self-insured claims experience in the California workers’ compensation system show claim volume fell...
Insurers Ink $90 Billion in Merger Deals as They Pursue Post-Coronavirus Clout December 10, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who’ll emerge strongest when the outbreak...
Workers With Second Jobs May Be Factor in Nursing Home COVID Risk: Study December 10, 2020 Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs may be one of the factors contributing...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Help Stranded Sailors and Avoid Supply-Chain Risks December 10, 2020 By Alastair Marsh Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than...
Middle Market Firms May Be Untapped Telematics Opportunity December 9, 2020 Middle market business owners may be more interested in vehicle telematics insurance products than their agents realize. Approximately 14 percent...
2020 Western U.S. Wildfire Season Gave Us Gigafire, Several Massive Blazes December 8, 2020 By Don Jergler Want more proof that 2020 will go down as a year we should all try hard to forget about? With...
Tracking Odors in Dangerous Places. The Smellicopter Flies to the Rescue. December 8, 2020 One huge advantage of drones is that these little robots can go places where people can’t, including areas that might...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Rates Rise Again in Q3 But Show Signs of Stabilizing December 8, 2020 For the second quarter in a row, U.S. commercial lines insurers enjoyed average rate hikes that neared 10 percent but...