Best’s Report Sees Identity Theft Becoming Standalone Personal Cyber Insurance November 15, 2019 The role of identity theft insurance as a supplemental product could evolve as personal cyber risks become more of a...
Financial Services Industry Misses Out on $700B a Year by Ignoring Women: Report November 15, 2019 By Emily Cadman The male-dominated finance industry is missing out on more than $700 billion a year in revenue by failing to listen...
Insurance Premiums to Grow 3% Despite Economic Slowdown: Swiss Re November 14, 2019 Global insurance premiums will grow 3 percent on average over the next two years even with an emerging global economic...
‘Problematic’ Cannabis Use Has Risen for Adults, Teens Since Legalization: Research November 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Problematic use of marijuana among adolescents and adults increased after legalization of recreational marijuana use, according to a new study...
Drop in California Workers’ Comp Opioid Use Reducing Claims $6.5B, Report Shows November 12, 2019 The prevalence of opioids in California workers’ compensation lost-time claims has dropped 51% over the past decade, reducing both average...
Typhoon Hagibis to Cost Japan’s Economy $10B, with Insured Losses in Billions: Aon November 8, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019’s costliest events, with economic costs of more than US$10 billion and...
Companies That Are Open About Cyber Risks Fare Better With Investors November 8, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field also become less attractive...
Boosting Resilience to U.S. Wildfires Should Be Insurance Industry Priority: I.I.I. November 6, 2019 Nearly a year after the deadliest and costliest wildfire in U.S. history, insurers and the customers they cover are revisiting...
Insured Losses from Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $7B-$11B: RMS November 1, 2019 Insured losses stemming from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan are estimated to range between US$$7 billion and $11 billion, according to...
Australia Faces More Severe Cyclones, Wildfires, Floods as Climate Warms: IAG November 1, 2019 By Peter Vercoe Australia faces the prospect of more severe cyclones, wildfires and floods as the climate warms, the nation’s largest insurer said....