Auto Insurance Customers Disappointed in Their Insurers’ Websites: J.D. Power May 20, 2016 While overall customers are more satisfied with their experience shopping online for auto insurance, they are less thrilled with the...
Fitch Expecting P/C Commercial Insurance Business to Deteriorate May 19, 2016 Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016,...
Agents Seek Better Compensation Deal with Carriers May 19, 2016 On a first quarter results call W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley cited a growing and alarming level...
Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Systemic Threat of Cyber Risk: Marsh & TheCityUK May 19, 2016 By L.S. Howard Firms across the financial and related professional services industry need to take urgent action on their cyber risks, which present...
P/C Insurers Caught Between Slowing Premium Growth and Rising Loss Ratios May 18, 2016 For U.S. property/casualty insurers, net written premium still grew in 2015, but the rate of expansion is slowing, and the...
50% of Risk Managers Bought or Increased Cyber Insurance in Last Year: HSB May 18, 2016 Fifty percent of U.S. businesses have either purchased cyber insurance for the first time or increased their level of coverage...
Top 5 Workers Compensation Claims and Their Causes May 18, 2016 Strains and sprains are the most common worker injury while worker injuries are most frequently the result of materials handling...
Alberta Wildfires Could Cost $7B with Minimal Insurer Credit Hit: Ratings Agencies May 17, 2016 By L.S. Howard The Fort McMurray wildfires, which have been raging through northern Alberta, Canada since May 1, are likely to be the...
Promise of Robot Cars Includes Surges in Traffic Congestion and Miles Driven May 16, 2016 By Joan Lowy Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers,...
Sixth Sense Lessens Risk of Driving While Absentminded But Not While Texting May 16, 2016 While much has been made about the dangers of texting and driving, less attention has been focused on the age-old...