How Group Health Claims-Shifting Affects Workers’ Compensation: WCRI March 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care...
Aon Risk Solutions Identifies 5 Big Geopolitical Risks for 2015 March 4, 2015 By Eric Roston Critical events of early 2015 – cheap oil and Middle East violence – will probably continue to take their toll...
Internal Corporate Whistleblowers Swayed by Protections, Not Pay: Study March 3, 2015 Offering monetary incentives does not necessarily influence whistleblowing behavior and might even discourage internal reporting, according to new research. Researchers...
Terrorists Have Shifted from Attacking Airlines to Mass Transit: Study March 2, 2015 Successful terrorists have shifted their focus in recent years away from attacking airlines to attacking subway and rail systems, according...
Insurance Carriers Plan Increased Hiring in 2015: Survey February 27, 2015 About two-thirds of insurance carriers expect to hire more employees this year, a new survey finds. According to the semi-annual...
A.M. Best: New UAE Regulations Should Improve Risk Profile of Insurers February 27, 2015 The Insurance Authority (IA) of the United Arab Emirates recently issued new financial regulations, which are well placed to improve...
Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered...
2014 Insured Losses Hit Lowest Level in Five Years: Guy Carpenter February 26, 2015 Insured losses in 2014 were at the lowest level seen since 2009, according to Guy Carpenter’s annual Global Catastrophe Review....
As Health Data Goes Electronic, Medical ID Theft Increases February 26, 2015 By Shannon Pettypiece Medical identity theft jumped 22 percent last year as more U.S. health data becomes electronic and easier for cyber criminals...
Financial Markets Warned Aging Population Means End to Savings Glut February 24, 2015 By Jamie McGeever The global “savings glut” that has driven stocks to record highs and bond yields to record lows will soon start...