Motor Vehicle Deaths Declined 1% in 2017 August 16, 2017 By Joan Lowy Preliminary data show U.S. motor vehicle deaths and injuries were down slightly in the first six months of 2017, although...
Global Insurance Renewal Rates Fall for 17th Quarter in Q2 2017: Marsh August 16, 2017 Global insurance renewal rates fell for the 17th consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2017, according to Marsh’s Q2...
Obamacare Individual Premiums Would Rise 20% Without Insurer Subsidies: CBO August 16, 2017 By Yasmeen Abutaleb Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if...
Reinsurers More Likely to Report Natural Disaster Underwriting Losses: S&P August 15, 2017 Things could get rougher for global reinsurers if annual natural catastrophe claims keep moving closer to the long-term average, Standard...
What Agents Want from Carriers in 2022: Survey August 14, 2017 Independent agents and brokers who work primarily in personal lines believe competitive pricing, carrier technology and customer service will be...
Climate Change Altering River Flood Patterns in Europe: Study August 14, 2017 By Frank Jordans Climate change is affecting the timing of river floods across Europe and societies may have to adapt to avoid future...
Driver-Assist Technology Could Lead to Deteriorating Driver Skills, Researchers Say August 11, 2017 If a car can hit the brakes in an emergency and check blind spots, will that make worse drivers? Increasingly,...
American Meteorological Society Report Confirms 2016 Was Warmest Year on Record August 10, 2017 By Don Jergler A new State of the Climate report released today by the American Meteorological Society has confirmed that 2016 surpassed 2015...
Global Insurance M&A in H1 Drops to Lowest Point in 2 Years: Clyde & Co. August 10, 2017 The volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry continued dropping during the first six months...
Swiss Re: Miami Is More Vulnerable to Hurricanes Like Andrew August 10, 2017 By Jennifer Kay Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic...