How Middle Managers Coerce Employees into Deceiving Upper Management October 20, 2017 Several recent corporate and governmental scandals — Wells Fargo and the Veterans Administration to name two — unfortunately have revolved...
Insurance Agency M&A Continues at Fast Pace: OPTIS Partners October 20, 2017 The number of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions over the first nine months of the year rose from 350 in...
Swiss Re Estimates $3.6B in Claims from U.S. Hurricanes & Mexican Quakes October 20, 2017 By Joshua Franklin Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, estimated its claims burden from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States...
Extreme Rainfall Could Cost South Asian Cities Up to $215B Annually by 2030 October 20, 2017 By Archana Chaudhary and Bibhudatta Pradhan As global attention focused on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, more than 41 million people across South Asia battled floods and...
U.S. Healthcare Sector Plagued by Cyber Breaches Caused by Human Error: Beazley October 19, 2017 Whether it is an email sent to the wrong recipient, discharge instructions given to the wrong patient, or a server...
Distracted Driving Is More Deadly Than Data Shows: Special Report October 18, 2017 By Kyle Stock Jennifer Smith doesn’t like the term “accident.” It implies too much chance and too little culpability. A “crash” killed her...
Common Reasons FEMA Denies Disaster Funds October 17, 2017 By David A. Lieb and Ryan J. Foley Local governments and nonprofits trying to recover from major disasters have sometimes learned the hard way that money spent on...
Freelance Workforce Keeps Growing, Increasingly by Choice October 17, 2017 Freelancing is growing. The freelance workforce grew from 53 million in 2014 to 55 million in 2016 and currently represents...
U.S. Homeowners’ Premiums Grow Despite Insurers’ Decreasing Return on Equity: Aon Benfield October 17, 2017 When this year’s results are tallied, direct U.S. homeowners’ insurance premiums will have continued to grow, despite a decreasing return...
May 2018 Deadline for EU’s Cyber Rule, GDPR, Spurs Corporate Action: Marsh October 17, 2017 The upcoming implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect in May 2018, has elevated...