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,...
Cost of Insurance Is Top Factor in UK SMEs’ Buying Decisions: RSA Survey February 2, 2017 The cost of insurance premiums was ranked as the top deciding factor when picking a policy by 61 percent of...
Ransomware Attacks Quadrupled in 2016; Expected to Double in 2017: Beazley February 2, 2017 Specialty insurer Beazley, which offers data breach response insurance, said its specialized breach response unit saw ransomware attacks quadruple in...
What to Expect in D&O Insurance in 2017: Marsh February 1, 2017 Directors and officers liability policies are likely become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017 – among the likely trends...
A.M. Best Upwardly Revises Outlooks for Employers and Subsidiaries in Nevada January 31, 2017 A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed, the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Re/Insurers Can Help Bridge Protection Gap with Technology: GA Report January 31, 2017 Digital technologies can be harnessed by the re/insurance industry to narrow insurance protection gaps in developing and emerging markets, thereby...