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...
Alternative to Insurtech or Legacy Tech for Small Commercial: Introducing QBE, Arrowhead Partnership August 10, 2017 By Don Jergler When it was announced in June that San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. was selected as the program...
How Herbicide Dicamba Was Approved Without Independent Testing: Reuters August 9, 2017 By Emily Flitter As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of...
Asia Floods Bring Economic Damages of More Than $10B in July: Aon Report August 9, 2017 The vast majority of global natural disasters during July were the result of severe flooding across the Asian region, bringing...
The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: J.D. Power August 7, 2017 Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with their commercial insurance. There are actually...
Catastrophe Bond Market Breaks New Records in 2nd Quarter, 1st Half: Aon Study August 7, 2017 Catastrophe bond issuance during the second quarter stood at US$6.38 billion across 20 transactions – a new record for quarterly...
Future of Job-Based Health Insurance Seems Secure August 7, 2017 By Laurie Kellman and Joyce M. Rosenberg Are employees worried about losing their health insurance from their employer? The ongoing political turmoil around “Obamacare” all but guarantees...