3 Reasons Congress Should Renew TRIA September 3, 2014 By Henry Willis, Lloyd Dixon, Michael Dworsky and Tom LaTourette U.S. insurance markets, like the rest of the nation, were caught off guard by the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Loss...
Young Male, Female Drivers Differ in Types of Crashes: Study August 28, 2014 Young female drivers have more crashes at intersections and collisions with pedestrians than do young male drivers, who have more...
Third-Party Bad Faith Claims Add $800M to Florida Auto Insurance Costs: IRC August 28, 2014 Florida’s third-party bad-faith lawsuit environment may have resulted in more than $800 million in additional auto liability claim payments in...
Employment Growth Leads to Workers’ Comp Benefit, Cost Uptick August 26, 2014 Workers’ compensation benefits rose by 1.3 percent to $61.9 billion in 2012, while employer costs rose by 6.9 percent to...
Commentary: Hopeful Outlook for Workers’ Comp August 25, 2014 By Stephen J. Klingel As we pass the halfway point of 2014, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is relatively optimistic about the...
Agent Survey: Not All Carrier Training Is Created Equal August 25, 2014 Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most...
Digital Beats TV and Humans Still Matter in ‘Top-of-Mind’ Insurance Advertising August 21, 2014 Insurance companies that spend their advertising dollars on digital ads can increase their brand awareness far more than they can...
Early Use of MRI for Lower Back Pain Found Unnecessary, Costly August 20, 2014 Early use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to diagnose work-related lower back pain often leads to higher medical costs, unnecessary...
Top 10 Stolen Cars of 2013 August 18, 2014 Honda Accord and Civic top the list of the most stolen cars in the country. The National Insurance Crime Bureau...
Mobile Game Apps Moving Into Medication Management August 15, 2014 By Christina Farr and Malathi Nayak A group of ex-gaming industry executives say they can use their design chops to solve a major health challenge: Sick...