Making the Economics of Telematics Work for Insurers May 19, 2014 By Casualty Actuarial Society The crossroads of auto insurance these days is telematics, the use of an electronic device to monitor how an automobile...
Report Cites Crops Most Vulnerable to El Nino May 16, 2014 By Alister Doyle and Environmental Correspondent The El Nino weather phenomenon that is likely to strike this year will damage world maize, rice and wheat yields...
Carmakers, Regulators Looking Into Flaws in Air Bag Technology May 16, 2014 By Jeff Green, Jeff Plungis and Patrick G. Lee When Ford Motor Co. recalled 600,000 sport-utility vehicles last week, it became the fourth carmaker this year to acknowledge an...
How Technology Is Revolutionizing Insurance Distribution: Swiss Re May 15, 2014 Technology is changing the way insurers and consumers interact and giving insurers access to considerable data so they can better...
Dogs Take Big Bite Out of Liability Insurance May 15, 2014 Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2013, costing more...
California’s Next Mega Fire, This Could be The Year May 13, 2014 By Don Jergler When Thomas Jeffery visits states like California, he likes to take some time out to drive around and take a...
Has Online Shopping for Auto Insurance Peaked? May 13, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Shopping over the internet for auto insurance is down for the second year in a row, says a survey by...
Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion May 13, 2014 By Jennifer Oldham U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as...
California Injured Workers Medical Costs Moderated Before Reforms May 12, 2014 A study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows medical costs for injured workers in California moderated before sweeping...
Good News for Workers’ Compensation Industry: NCCI May 8, 2014 The fact that the workers compensation combined ratio was 101 in 2013, a seven-point decrease from 2012 and a 14-point...