RIMS 2016: Forecasting Emerging Risks Won’t Get Any Easier April 15, 2016 Many risk professionals believe that forecasting risk will not get any easier in the next three years and emerging risks...
Few Small Businesses Feel the Need to Prepare for Climate Change April 14, 2016 By Don Jergler Constant reminders in the media over threats of rising sea levels, more frequent storms, or the promise of blistering droughts...
Independent Agents Seek New, Strong Performing Carriers: Survey April 14, 2016 Independent insurance agents are seeing revenue growth and would like to grow more, but they’ll need help from carriers. Agents...
Reinsurers’ Results Are Strong – but Can Good Fortune Continue? Asks A.M. Best April 14, 2016 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers have been delivering solid operating results, with publicly traded reinsurers currently outpacing the overall equity market – but this...
RIMS 2016: What’s the Biggest Risk for Cyber Insurers? April 14, 2016 Nobody really knows what the biggest cyber risk is. But Scott Stransky, senior scientist at risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide,...
Public Health Experts Warn U.S. Unprepared for Zika Outbreak April 13, 2016 Despite dire predictions that the Zika virus could affect much of the United States including large cities this summer, two...
Stocks of P/C Insurers Ended Last Year on Upswing: A.M. Best April 13, 2016 Stocks prices of U.S. property/casualty insurance companies rebounded in fourth-quarter 2015 after a tumultuous third quarter. For 42 U.S. publicly...
Europe Terrorist Attacks in 2015 ‘Most Lethal’ in Nearly a Decade: Aon Risk Map April 13, 2016 As terrorists increasingly target private citizens and public gatherings, last year marked the most lethal year for terrorist violence in...
Why Some Employees Get Away with Unethical Conduct and Others Do Not April 13, 2016 Take that coworker who wastes time. He mismanages resources. He’s been known to engage in activities that others in the...
RIMS 2016: Sea Level Rise Will Be Worse and Come Sooner April 12, 2016 By Don Jergler Think sea level rise will be moderate and something we can all plan for? Think again. Sea levels could rise...