4 Million Driving Jobs at Risk from Autonomous Vehicles: Report March 27, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson As many as four million truck, bus, delivery and taxi driving jobs could be lost if fully autonomous vehicle technology...
BLS Report Finds New Jersey Fatal Work Injuries Increased in 2015 March 23, 2017 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in March that fatal work injuries totaled 97 in New Jersey for...
Academy of Insurance Director Surveys State of Learning March 23, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Patrick Wraight knew when he took over as director of Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance earlier this year that he...
California Workers’ Comp Report Looks at Spinal Fusion Claims March 22, 2017 A study on the use of spinal fusion surgeries in California workers’ compensation shows that in 60 percent of spinal...
10 More Facts on How Employee Substance Misuse Impacts Businesses March 22, 2017 More than 70 percent of U.S. employers are feeling the direct impact of prescription drug misuse in their workplaces, according...
How Medical Liability Insurers’ $30 Billion ‘Cushion’ Is Also Barrier to Profit March 22, 2017 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP For all the changes in healthcare over the past 10 years, the principal challenges facing medical professional liability (MPL) insurance...
California Workers Comp Medical Review Volume Hit a Record in 2016 March 21, 2017 The California workers’ compensation independent medical review process used to resolve medical disputes found that in 2016 IMR physicians once...
Risk Management Not Keeping Up with Escalating Risks: Survey March 21, 2017 Most executives see risks increasing in both number and complexity – but those same executives say their organizations’ risk management...
European Reinsurance Buying Continues to Increase But Demand for Cover Slows: A.M. Best March 21, 2017 The 20 largest European cedants have continued to buy more reinsurance as soft market conditions prevail, although the pace at...
Half of Global Insurance Premium Growth Tied to China: Allianz Research March 21, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Allianz Research projections show that total global premium income rose to a new record high of 3,650 billion euros ($3.9224...