What About Cuba as an Insurance Market? March 15, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson There may be opportunities for some businesses including insurers in Cuba as the U.S. restores diplomatic ties but there are...
Telematics-Based Car Insurance Policies in UK Increase by 40%: BIBA Survey March 15, 2016 The number of live telematics-based motor insurance policies, including black box policies, in the UK has increased by 40 percent,...
Regulations Create Roadblock for Automated Cars Without Human Controls March 14, 2016 By Alan Levin Existing U.S. laws pose few barriers to adoption of autonomous vehicle technology so long as cars and trucks stick with...
Why Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Are on Rise March 9, 2016 The number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is expected to have risen by as much as 10 percent when...
Financial Services Industry Fails to Support Women in Career Progression: Mercer March 9, 2016 By John Gittelsohn The finance industry offers women a lot of work, especially at the entry level. But each rung up the career...
El Niño Wreaks Havoc in February with Fiji Cyclone, Floods & Drought: Aon Report March 8, 2016 The Southern Hemisphere registered its strongest tropical cyclone on record during February with Tropical Cyclone Winston, according to Impact Forecasting,...
Beazley Reports Industry Data Breaches Up 60% in 2015 March 8, 2016 A leading data breach response insurer says its breach response unit handled 60 percent more data breaches in 2015 than...
The Future, and Present, Belong to Specialty P/C Insurers: Conning March 8, 2016 Specialty property/casualty insurers are now a dominant force in the market and generate more than half of the industry’s premiums,...
Insurers Could Find an Early-Mover Advantage from Telematics: Fitch March 7, 2016 The motor insurance industry faces a significant shake-up from two waves of technological innovation – the growth of telematics and...
Meteorologists Can Predict Tornadoes Weeks in Advance March 7, 2016 By Seth Borenstein Researchers say they’ve come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance...