Most Americans Continue to Be Very Afraid of Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey March 15, 2019 By Keith Naughton Seven in 10 Americans don’t want to go anywhere near self-driving cars. The portion of Americans who fear autonomous vehicles—71...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Inched Up in Q4 March 11, 2019 U.S. commercial insurance carriers again earned price increases in the 2018 fourth quarter, but the growth was slight. Premiums during...
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...