Worker Safety, Regulation Overload Among Highlights of Drone Expo In California October 3, 2017 By Don Jergler Drones may already be impacting the world of workers’ compensation. Fewer workers on communications towers are falling to their deaths,...
Half of U.S. Businesses Report Being Hacked September 29, 2017 More than half of U.S. businesses (53 percent) have experienced a cyber attack in the past year, according to a...
Study Says Climate Change Could Lead to Rougher Roads September 28, 2017 By Don Jergler Expect some rough roads ahead. Literally, if a new study is any indication of how U.S. roads as they are...
Despite Rise in Catastrophe Losses, Home Insurance Loss Costs Declined in Recent Years September 28, 2017 In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils,...
PERILS Raises Insured Loss Estimate for Cyclone Debbie to A$1.7B (US$1.34B) September 28, 2017 The property insurance market’s loss for tropical cyclone Debbie has risen to A$1.7 billion (US$1.34 billion), according to PERILS, the...
Global Reinsurers to Bear ‘Significant Share’ of Hurricane Maria Claims: A.M. Best September 28, 2017 Ratings agency A.M. Best said it expects a significant share of the loss from Hurricane Maria to pass on to...
Mounting Catastrophe Claims Could Weaken Re/Insurers’ Capital Reserves: Fitch September 27, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn Ratings downgrades for global insurers and reinsurers are becoming more probable as they face more than $100 billion in 2017...
UK SMEs Face BI Coverage Gaps After Terrorist Events: Pool Re Report September 26, 2017 By L.S. Howard Many terrorism insurance policies are triggered when there is physical damage to a property. As a result, commercial insurance buyers...
How Home Values Track with High, Low Risk of Natural Hazards: ATTOM Data September 22, 2017 Americans are still buying homes in areas with high risk of natural hazards and the homes in those cities continue...
Drugs in Workplace a Danger to Workers and Drag on Productivity September 22, 2017 By Patricia Laya, Bloomberg, Catarina Saraiva and Jeanna Smialek At Philip Tulkoff’s food-processing plant in Baltimore, machines grind tough horseradish roots into puree. “If you put your arm in...