Turning Sharing Into a Sales Pitch for Pricier New Cars March 11, 2019 By Gabrielle Coppola The ability to rent his car to strangers for cash convinced Trevor Davis, a high-school teacher in Dallas, to buy...
Australia Floods Cost Insurers US$635M in February: Aon’s Catastrophe Recap March 8, 2019 Australia’s Northern Queensland experienced widespread flooding from Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, which cost insurers more than A$893 million (US$635...
Emerging Markets to Drive Global Insurance Growth over Next Decade: Swiss Re’s Sigma March 8, 2019 Emerging markets will remain the growth engine of the global economy and insurance industry over the next decade, reflecting a...
Report: Insurers in Texas Provide Security, Investment and Jobs for Texans March 4, 2019 A new report shows the impact of the insurance industry in Texas and the contributions it makes to the state....
Pedestrian Fatalities Continue to Rise March 4, 2019 A new report projects that 6,227 pedestrian fatalities occurred in 2018, the highest number in nearly three decades. Pedestrians will...
2018 Was Big Year for Robot Employment February 28, 2019 U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach...
Investments in Insurtechs Rose in Q4 2018; Cyber Becomes a Focus February 26, 2019 Sixty-three insurtech deals with a total value of $1.59 billion were announced worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2018. The...
Financial, Reputational Costs of Cyber Attacks Can Ruin Small, Medium Firms: Chubb February 22, 2019 The average price tag for a business to recover after a cyber attack is $400,000, which can be fatal for...
‘Sextortion’ Is Emerging Cyber Risk for Businesses, Warns Beazley February 21, 2019 A new form of online bribery is emerging where cyber criminals attempt to extort cryptocurrency by claiming to have potentially...
As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims February 20, 2019 Are employees injured at work more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group...