Insured Natural Disaster Losses in 2017 Were 38% of Economic Costs of $353B: Aon January 24, 2018 Insured losses for last year’s 330 natural catastrophes reached US$134 billion, or 38 percent of their economic price tag of...
In 2017, Labor Lawyers Raced to Settle Class Actions Before Trump Effect January 24, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield While employers across the U.S. paid a record amount in settlements for workplace violations last year, don’t expect this to...
$19 Billion in Potential Losses from Cloud Services Failure Mostly Uninsured: Lloyd’s, AIR January 23, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn A cyber problem that temporary shuts down a top U.S. cloud computing provider could trigger as much as $19 billion...
If They Try It, They’ll Like It: How Ridesharing, Autonomous Cars Will Win Over the Public January 23, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Five years ago, when she was still an insurance broker with Marsh, Kate Sampson called insurance underwriters at American International...
Cyber Attacks on U.S. Power Grids Can Be Deterred With Password Changes January 22, 2018 By Jim Polson A key to preventing cyber attacks from crippling U.S. power grids could be changing passwords on internet routers, wifi-connected thermostats...
Women More Likely Than Men to Lose U.S. Jobs by Automation: WEF Report January 22, 2018 By Jeff Green Women are more likely than men to be knocked out of their U.S. jobs by automation in the next eight...
Image System Promises to Identify Unsafe Traffic Intersections Before Accidents Happen January 19, 2018 Could a traffic agency identify a potentially dangerous road intersection without first witnessing a collision? Three Kennesaw State University researchers...
Business, Political Leaders List Cyber Attacks, Geopolitical Tensions as Top Concerns: WEF Survey January 18, 2018 By Stephen Morris The threat of large-scale cyber attacks and a “deteriorating geopolitical landscape” since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump have...
Insurance Agency M&As Soared 31% in 2017: OPTIS January 18, 2018 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agencies last year broke all records in 2017, according to OPTIS Partners’ annual report. The...
How the U.S. Can Improve Workplace Injury and Illness Data January 18, 2018 By Denise Johnson Federal agency officials involved in reducing work-related injuries and illnesses believe there is still a lot to learn about the...