Aon Benfield: U.S. Homeowners Insurance Offers Growth Opportunities October 21, 2013 A new report from Aon Benfield, a reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, says U.S. homeowners insurance is...
Study: Due to Rising Sea Levels, Small Storms Could Produce Significant Flooding October 21, 2013 Almost a year after Superstorm Sandy, parts of New York and New Jersey are still recovering from billions of dollars...
States Going After Employers Who Misclassify Workers as Independent Contractors October 18, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to avoid paying...
Health Cost Increases in 2013 Were Lowest in Decade: Aon Hewitt October 17, 2013 There was some relatively good news in health care this year. U.S. employers and their employees saw the lowest health...
Congressional Study Finds Inconsistency in Nuclear Safety Enforcement October 17, 2013 By Jeff Donn The number of safety violations at U.S. nuclear power plants varies dramatically from region to region, pointing to inconsistent enforcement...
Study: Michigan Auto Costs Can Drop if Lifetime Care Stays October 16, 2013 By David Eggert Michigan can lower auto insurance premiums without making major changes to the state’s no-fault system proposed in legislation that has...
Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette Gets Grant for Disaster Database October 16, 2013 A research center at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette has received a $1.3 million grant to build a tool to educate...
D&O Liability Insurance Rates Fell in Q2: Marsh October 10, 2013 U.S. publicly-traded clients paid 4.9 percent more on average for their primary directors and officers liability (D&O) coverage in the...
P/C Stock Valuations Unlikely to Improve Much in Near Term: Conning October 10, 2013 While property/casualty insurance stock valuation levels are finally exceeding book values after four years of below-book levels, a near-term return...