How VW Emissions Scandal Hurt Other German Car Makers’ Reputations and Profits August 7, 2019 The fallout from Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal cost other German car makers billions of dollars in sales, according to new...
AIR Tracks Growth of Coastal Exposures Over Past Decade August 6, 2019 The value of coastal exposures along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts have experienced a compound annual growth rate of about...
Artificial Intelligence Helps to Contain Wildfires, Predict Wild Weather August 5, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these...
Fewer Injured Workers Receiving Opioids Under Workers’ Compensation But States Vary August 2, 2019 Fewer injured workers are receiving opioids to treat pain than in previous years, as medical providers are turning more to...
Businesses Believe Cyber Insurance Covers More Than It Does: Survey July 31, 2019 Seven in 10 senior financial executives at the world’s largest companies believe their insurer would cover most or all of...
Captives Remain Profitable, Outperform Commercial Insurers, Reports A.M. Best July 30, 2019 U.S. captive insurance companies rated by A.M. Best continued their run of strong financial results in 2018, as well as...
Misdiagnosis a Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims, Studies Show July 30, 2019 By Jim Sams Two recent research papers both point to the significance of diagnostic errors as a source of medical malpractice claims. A...
High Levels of Global Insurtech Investments Continued During Q2: WTW July 29, 2019 Insurtech investment worldwide continued at high levels during the second quarter of 2019, marking the fourth consecutive quarter during which...
Schools, Lawmakers, Tech Firms Trying to Curb Rising Cyberbullying July 29, 2019 By Sally Ho Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow...
Costs, Underinsurance Bigger Challenge Than Uninsured in U.S. Health System July 29, 2019 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential...