How Coronavirus Has Affected Auto Insurance Shopping May 19, 2020 This year began with auto insurance buyers shopping around more than ever but by mid-March shopping began to slow down...
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...
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews May 18, 2020 The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply...
Study Finds State, Local Measures Have Reduced Coronavirus Cases by 34 Million May 15, 2020 A new report titled, “Strong Social Distancing Measures in the United States Reduced the COVID-19 Growth Rate” finds that steps...
Commercial Insurance Rates in Q1 Rise 14%, Even Before Impact of COVID-19: Marsh May 12, 2020 Global average commercial insurance prices increased 14% in the first quarter of 2020 – but the rate hikes were not...
Small Businesses See Coronavirus Effect Lasting 12-16 Months May 12, 2020 By Andrea Shalal Eighty-one percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem, a global payments network, expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect...
REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: When Cops Kill, Redress Is Rare, Except in Famous Cases May 11, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrea Januta The 2014 shooting death of black teen Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted angry protests...
For Global Insurers, Pandemic Likely to Erase Profits Until 2021 Second Half: Fitch May 11, 2020 While insurance rates have risen for nine consecutive quarters due to large catastrophe losses and accelerating claims inflation, Fitch Ratings...
Q1 Insurtech Fundraising Drops 54% on COVID-19 Disruption: Willis Towers Watson May 8, 2020 Overall funding for insurtech investments decreased by 54% during the first quarter as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, compared...
April’s Killer Tornadoes Cost Insurers Billions in Claims: Aon Report May 8, 2020 Extensive severe weather events in the United States during April cost insurers billions of dollars, according to the latest edition...