How States Differ in Effect of Obesity on Health Care Costs February 12, 2018 The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in the U.S., but there has been little information about the economic impact...
Why Tax Cuts May Curb Insurers’ Municipal Bonds Appetite February 12, 2018 By Amanda Albright Put on the Taylor Swift and pull out the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: The municipal-bond market’s long relationship with...
January Windstorms to Cost Europe’s Insurers More Than $2B: Aon February 9, 2018 European windstorms Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen wreaked widespread damage in January, causing insured losses of more than $2 billion, according...
Insurance Not Only Industry Facing Disruption from Driverless Vehicles February 8, 2018 By Jack Sidders and Jess Shankleman The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history. Since the ancients, few things...
Nearly 75% of Organizations in 5 Countries Fail in Cyber Security Readiness: Hiscox February 7, 2018 Major shortcomings exist in cyber security readiness for nearly three-quarters (73%) of more than 4,100 organizations in five countries, despite...
Why Safety Numbers on Driverless Cars Don’t Add Up: Viewpoint February 6, 2018 By Edward Niedermeyer The “Race to Autonomy” has become the high-tech competition of our time, pitting automakers, suppliers, technology titans and Silicon Valley...
Why Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Under-Reported: SHRM Survey February 5, 2018 Sexual harassment in the workplace is under-reported by employees partly because some employees are unaware that their employers have anti-harassment...
U.S. Study Finds Little Evidence Cellphone Radiation Poses Health Risks February 5, 2018 By Julie Steenhuysen and Bill Berkrot Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues...
Share Your Story: Sexual Harassment and the Insurance Workplace February 5, 2018 By Mark Hollmer From Hollywood to the corporate world, sexual harassment — the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks — is...
Cyber Insurance Claims from Fraudulent Instruction Scams Rise: Beazley February 5, 2018 Organizations are being forced to deal with an increased threat to their operations from fraudulent instruction scams, according to specialist...