Agency Organic Growth Slowed in 2016: Reagan February 15, 2017 Organic revenue growth among insurance agencies and brokerage firms fell in 2016 to 4.2 percent– its lowest annual rate since...
Insurance CEOs More Concerned Than Others About Disrupters: PwC February 14, 2017 By L.S. Howard Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according...
Insurers Find Fault With Report Over How Auto Insurers Treat No-Fault Accidents February 14, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson A national consumer group has charged that innocent drivers in most states are being forced to pay more for auto...
Nat Cats Cost Insurers $39.5B in 2016, Highest Level in 4 Years: Willis Re February 10, 2017 Insured loss estimates from major natural catastrophes totaled US$39.5 billion during 2016, which is the highest level since 2012 when...
Severe U.S. Weather During January Cost Insurers More Than $1B: Aon February 9, 2017 Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as...
Top 10 Employment Discrimination Claims in 2016 February 8, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it resolved 97,443 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2016 and...
Concussion Effects on Driving Linger After Symptoms Disappear February 7, 2017 The effects a concussion has on driving a vehicle may continue to linger even after the symptoms disappear, according to...
How Firms Rate on Cyber Readiness and Why Some Don’t Buy Cyber Insurance: Hiscox Report February 7, 2017 A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses...
Ups Beat Downs in P/C Insurer Credit Ratings in 2016: A.M. Best February 7, 2017 Credit rating activity in 2016 turned positive as upgrades outpaced downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty industry, despite insurers having to...
UK Firms Lack Board-Level Digital Skills to Deal with Cyber Attacks: Deloitte February 6, 2017 By Eric Pfanner Only 5 percent of large U.K. companies say their boards include directors with expertise in information technology or cyber security,...