26% of Natural Disaster Economic Losses in 2016 Were Insured: Aon Benfield Cat Report January 17, 2017 Overall, just 26 percent ($54 billion) of overall economic losses caused by natural disasters worldwide during 2016 were covered by...
Study Links Truck Drivers’ Health to Crash Risk January 17, 2017 Commercial truck drivers with three or more medical conditions double to quadruple their chance for being in a crash than...
Hearst Media Buys Work-Loss Data Institute January 17, 2017 The giant media firm Hearst has acquired Work-Loss Data Institute (WLDI), a provider of healthcare data and guidelines to the...
Tech Firms Collecting Data: How Much Do Consumers Know or Care? January 17, 2017 By Heather Somerville Nearly every technology startup wants the same thing: more data. But in the rush to collect all manner of information...
Airbus Vows Self-Piloted ‘Flying Car’ Prototype by End of 2017 January 16, 2017 Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city...
6 Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2017 January 13, 2017 The environment for employment litigation has more than ever been shaped by Supreme Court judges and settlements for wage and...
Supply Chain Risks Underinsured in APAC: Zurich Insurance/BCI Survey January 13, 2017 Six out of 10 organizations in Asia Pacific experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the past year, with...
Robo-Insurance Agents? Bring ‘Em On, Phygitally, Say Consumers January 12, 2017 Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services – computer-generated advice and services that are independent of...
Reinsurance Capacity Still Outpaces Demand Growth: Aon Benfield January 12, 2017 By L.S. Howard Capacity continues to outpace the growth of reinsurance demand despite insurers’ continued efforts to optimize their view of reinsurance as...
UK Financial Services Sector Drops Demand for Post-Brexit Passporting January 12, 2017 By Andrew MacAskill and Huw Jones Britain’s finance industry has reluctantly given up on efforts to keep full access to the European Union after Brexit and...