Companies Continue March Towards Robots; Orders Up 7.2% in First Half of Year August 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In the first half of 2019, the North American robotics market is up 7.2%. From January to June, North American...
Underwriters Get Picky and Other Trends in Construction Insurance August 19, 2019 By Andrea Wells Construction insurance specialists say their insurance market is strong with plenty of capacity and underwriters competing for the best accounts....
AI-Underwritten Insurance Premiums to Go From $1.3B to $20B Globally by 2024: Juniper August 19, 2019 The value of global insurance premiums underwritten by artificial intelligence will exceed $20 billion by 2024, up from an estimated...
42% of $44 Billion Global Catastrophe Losses in First Half Were Insured: Swiss Re August 16, 2019 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019 were responsible for USD $44 billion of economic losses...
Insured Losses in China from Typhoon Lekima Will Exceed CNY 6 Billion: AIR August 16, 2019 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses in China from Typhoon Lekima will exceed CNY 6 billion. Lekima...
California Cannabis Market on Track to Hit $3.1B, Report Shows August 15, 2019 By Don Jergler After briefly faltering a year ago, California’s massive cannabis industry seems to be regaining steam. Cannabis sales in the Golden...
Marijuana Access Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths: Research August 15, 2019 Marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths, according to new research using data from 1999 through 2017. Investigators found...
Overdose Deaths Again Rise More in Urban Than Rural Communities August 14, 2019 By Mike Stobbe U.S. drug overdose deaths had been most common in Appalachia and other rural areas in recent years, but they are...
Many Reinsurers Take Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden: S&P August 14, 2019 Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates...
21% of U.S. Workers Over 40 Claim They Have Experienced Age Bias, Insurer Says August 13, 2019 Age discrimination affects more than one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are...