Poll Shows #MeToo Movement Is Changing Workplace Conversations, Behavior October 28, 2019 By Michelle R. Smith and Hannah Fingerhut Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual...
Insurtech Funding Reaches $4.4 Billion to Date in 2019, Blowing Past Full-Year 2018 October 25, 2019 Insurtech funding levels, reaching almost $4.4 billion in worldwide funding commitments through three quarters of the year, has already surpassed...
Profit Lessons in Commercial Auto, Workers Comp and Other Business October 25, 2019 By Susanne Sclafane Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on...
Reinsurers’ Earnings to Be Hit After 3rd Year of Major Claims: AM Best October 23, 2019 Reinsurers’ earnings are likely to see further erosion in 2019 after another year of major catastrophe losses, which is prolonging...
Newer Cars with Safety Features Cited for Reduction in Highway Crash Deaths October 23, 2019 Highway crash data from 2018 shows that overall fatalities from vehicle accidents in the U.S. declined 2.4%, marking the second...
U.K. Repelled 658 Cyber Attacks This Year, Many From Hostile Foreign States October 23, 2019 By Kitty Donaldson The National Cyber Security Centre defended the U.K. from 658 cyber attacks in the year to October — many from...
Insured Losses from Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $8B-$16B: AIR October 22, 2019 Insured losses from Typhoon Hagibis, which made landfall in Japan on Oct. 12, will be between 865 billion Japanese yen...
Companies in Polluting Industries Slow to Disclose Climate Change Risks: Moody’s October 22, 2019 By Nichola Groom U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
OSHA’s Top 25 Enforcement Cases Based on Total Penalty October 22, 2019 These are the 25 biggest workplace safety and health violation enforcement actions by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration....