When Humility in a Boss Pays Off and When It Doesn’t December 11, 2017 It’s good for a boss to be humble – as long as that’s what the firm’s employees expect. Some workplace...
It’ll Take Time for P/C Insurers’ Profits to Rebound After 2017 Storms, Wildfires: Fitch December 11, 2017 U.S. property/casualty insurers will rebound in 2018 from the late-2017 onslaught of hurricanes and wildfires, but it will take a...
Report: 86K-plus Homes at Some Risk Level in Southern California Wildfires December 8, 2017 A total of 86,242 homes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties with a combined reconstruction cost value of $27.7 billion...
How Commercial Insurance Customers Rate Large Carriers, Brokers December 7, 2017 Overall customer satisfaction with large commercial insurers has increased in 2017, driven primarily by insurers’ focus on more tailored and...
Global Temperatures Could Rise 15% More Than Expected: Scientists December 7, 2017 By Alister Doyle World temperatures could rise 15 percent more than expected this century, obliging governments to make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas...
Growth in U.S. Healthcare Spending Slowed in 2016: CMS December 7, 2017 In 2016, overall growth in national spending on healthcare slowed in 2016, increasing 4.3 percent following 5.8 percent growth in...
Technology, Regulation Prove Double-Edged Swords in Product Recall Risk December 6, 2017 Exploding Samsung phones, error-prone Takata airbags, faulty GM vehicle ignition switches, failing Johnson & Johnson hip implants — multi-billion dollar...
Island Nations, Such as Bahamas & Jamaica, at High Climate Change Risk: Moody’s December 5, 2017 By Colin Simpson The Bahamas, Fiji, Jamaica and the Maldives have been identified as among the most vulnerable small island sovereigns in a...
Researchers Find Dangerous Bacteria in Water Wells Near Texas Fracking Sites December 4, 2017 Two new studies from University of Texas at Arlington researchers show harmful bacteria levels in groundwater near hydraulically fractured gas...
How Value of Past Products Influences What Consumers Will Pay December 4, 2017 The value of the products consumers encounter influences how much they’ll subsequently pay for other items, according to new neuroscience...