How to Gain ‘Digital Trust’ of Employees in Age of Internet of Things January 5, 2017 Employers will need to accept tradeoffs to foster “digital trust” with employees if they want to gather the workplace data...
New Hurricane Research Looks Like Good News for Atlantic Coast January 5, 2017 Active Atlantic hurricane periods, like the one now, are not necessarily a harbinger of more, rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the...
Global Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $50B in 2016: Munich Re January 4, 2017 Insurers paid out around $50 billion for natural disaster claims last year, almost double 2015’s payout of $27 billion, reinsurer...
Reinsurers Can Expect Another Difficult Year, Seeking Price Stabilization: Willis Re January 3, 2017 Despite a 50 percent increase in insured losses from natural catastrophes during 2016, the global reinsurance industry achieved profitable results...
How Flood Risk in U.S. Is Changing: Increasing in North, Decreasing in South December 30, 2016 The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and...
Chinese M&A to Continue Despite Regulatory, Policy Hurdles: A.M. Best December 30, 2016 While Chinese companies have been increasing their overseas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years, there are signs that...
How Agents Feel About Their Compensation from Carriers… and Other Matters December 30, 2016 On a first quarter results call W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley cited a growing and alarming level...
New Year’s Day Is Deadliest For Alcohol-Related Crashes: IIHS December 29, 2016 New Year’s evokes visions of celebrations and fresh beginnings but the holiday has a more somber side when it comes...
Why Young Insurance Agents Are So Optimistic December 29, 2016 By Andrea Wells It’s no secret that the insurance industry is facing a huge talent gap. Almost half of all insurance professionals are...
33% of Canadians Admit to ‘Dangerous Habit’ of Texting at Red Lights December 29, 2016 One third (33 percent) of Canadians admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month,...