How Medical Schools Are Altering Their Training to Address Opioid Epidemic June 30, 2016 By Collin Binkley At first, the woman tried to hide her painkiller problem. She told the doctor that she still had pain from...
73% of U.S. Drivers Welcome Commuting with Robot Behind the Wheel: Survey June 30, 2016 By Keith Naughton Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commute’s drudgery with a self-driving car and 80 percent...
Global Insurance Premiums up 3.8% in 2015, Despite Trade Slowdown: Swiss Re June 29, 2016 By L.S. Howard Despite a challenging business environment and global trade slowdown in 2015, global direct premiums written grew by 3.8 percent in...
Study: Economic Costs of Pandemic in U.S. Could Be $34-45 Billion June 29, 2016 A pandemic influenza outbreak in the United States could have economic costs nearly double the total amounts experts have previously...
QBE Weighs Brexit-Effect; Marsh Considers Some Brexit Scenarios June 28, 2016 By L.S. Howard QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of last week’s vote...
Out-of-Pocket Hospital Costs Were Rising 6.5% a Year… Before Obamacare June 28, 2016 By Amrith Ramkumar If you have private health insurance, the good news is you may be helping your employer keep its health care...
Data Theft by Employees Affects 69% of Businesses: Accenture Survey June 27, 2016 As businesses spend billions of dollars a year trying to protect their data from hacking that’s costing trillions, they face...
French & German Floods to Hit Insurers’ Earnings but Not Ratings: A.M. Best June 27, 2016 The earnings of French and German insurers during the first half of 2016 will be dampened by flood claims following...
Re/Insurance Business Leaders Begin to Comment on Post-Brexit World June 24, 2016 By L.S. Howard The UK joined the European Union in January 1973, and yesterday, the UK public voted to leave. After 43 years...
‘Systemically Important’ Label Can Be Avoided: Fitch June 23, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Fitch Ratings said that newly established transparency about the designation process for globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) could help more...