Dog Bite Claims Cost Insurers $700 Million April 6, 2018 Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out...
Research on Coastal Housing Shows Gaps in Natural Disaster Recovery Policies April 5, 2018 A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of...
How Predictive Analytics Boost Commercial Insurance Profits, Smooth Cycles April 5, 2018 The increasing use of predictive analytics among commercial lines insurers has helped improve their bottom lines and led to more...
Safety Experts Weigh In on Autonomous Car Standards After Uber, Tesla Fatal Crashes April 4, 2018 By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards and better ways are needed...
How Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use; Saves Lives, Money April 3, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Medical marijuana laws could be a boon to those battling the opioid epidemic, according to researchers who have identified a...
April Reinsurance Renewals Continue Flat Pricing Seen in January: Willis Re Report April 3, 2018 Reinsurance buyers were able to renew loss-free programs at broadly flat pricing levels during the April 1 renewals – continuing...
Study Finds 36% of Forestry Workers with Noisy Jobs Suffer Hearing Loss April 3, 2018 About 15 percent of noise-exposed workers in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (AFFH) sector experience hearing loss, according to...
Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Burglind/Eleanor Rise to €680M ($837.8M): PERILS April 3, 2018 The estimate of insured losses from Europe’s windstorm Burglind, also known as Eleanor, have risen to €680 million (US$837.8 million),...
Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm April 2, 2018 State Farm recently started a spring storm campaign to educate consumers on hail damage. The insurer collected its homeowners’ claims...
Flooding of East Coast Roads from High Tides Becoming Routine, Costly March 29, 2018 High tide floods, or so-called “nuisance flooding,” that happen along shore roadways during seasonal high tides or minor wind events...