Most Americans with High Deductible Health Plans Don’t Shop or Save: Study November 29, 2017 More and more Americans have health insurance that requires them to open their wallets for the first few thousand dollars’...
Millions of Devices in Europe Remain Undefended Against Cyber Attacks: Report November 28, 2017 A year after a wave of denial-of-service attacks knocked out major websites around the world, millions of unsecured printers, network...
UK, Ireland’s Storm Ophelia to Cost Insurers an Estimated $70.1M: PERILS November 27, 2017 Insurance losses for Storm Ophelia, which hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Oct. 16-17, are estimated at €60 million...
Utah Seeing Increase in Drug-Related Deadly Crashes, Report Shows November 27, 2017 The number of fatal car crashes linked to drivers on drugs has spiked in the last two years in Utah...
Workers’ Compensation Still Under Pressure from Drug Repackagers, Compounding Pharmacies November 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson Though the number of physician dispensed prescriptions has declined considerably from just a few years ago, the workers’ compensation industry...
Commercial Insurance Rate Decreases Slowing Globally: Marsh November 22, 2017 Average global insurance rates decreased for the 18th consecutive quarter, although the rate of decline slowed in the third quarter...
Small Businesses Want More Self-Service Workers’ Comp Tools: Survey November 22, 2017 Nearly a quarter (23 percent) of America’s small business owners believe workers’ compensation carriers could improve their customer service if...
As Re/Insurers’ Results Are Hit, ‘Substantial’ Rate Hikes Expected: Swiss Re November 22, 2017 Non-life re/insurers’ full-year underwriting results are likely to be severely impacted from the second half’s three hurricanes and earthquakes in...
Insurers Can Protect Ratings with Cautious Approach to Cyber Risk: Fitch November 21, 2017 The influence of cyber risk on insurer ratings is likely to be neutral or gradual as long as insurers continue...
Reinsurance Sector’s Share of Hurricane, Quake Losses Is $20B-$25B: A.M. Best November 20, 2017 Cumulative net catastrophe losses for reinsurance companies from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, along with the Mexico earthquakes, are between...