Big 3 Drive Personal Auto Insurance Recovery; Signs of Rate Hike Fatigue Ahead January 16, 2019 Steady improvement for U.S. personal auto insurance companies has culminated in the sector’s best underwriting performance in 10 years, according...
Marsh Places 10,000-Plus Risks During 2018 via London’s Placing Platform (PPL) January 14, 2019 Marsh announced it placed more than 10,000 risks in 2018 through Placing Platform Ltd. (PPL), the electronic insurance placement platform...
Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter January 14, 2019 The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019 reinsurance renewals, but the...
Global Reinsurance Capital Is Resilient Despite Losses of $230B over 2 Years: Aon January 11, 2019 By L.S. Howard Global reinsurance capital – comprising traditional and alternative capital – fell 2 percent in 2018 to US$595 billion from $605...
Different Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Worker, Employer, Injury Traits January 11, 2019 Injured workers in mining and construction, those in rural counties or those who suffer fractures, carpal tunnel and neurologic spine...
Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine January 11, 2019 By Lindsey Tanner Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing,...
How Commercial Insurance Rates Changed in Q4 and 2018: IVANS January 11, 2019 Renewal premium rates for nearly all major commercial insurance lines increased in the fourth quarter of last year with the...
Iran Hackers Could Be Behind Wave of Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure: FireEye January 11, 2019 By David Tweed Cyber attackers in Iran could be behind a wave of hacks on government and communications infrastructure that will require a...
Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence January 9, 2019 More than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they’ve driven under the influence of cannabis...
California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...