The vast majority of commercial insurance buyers renewing their policies appear willing to accept coverage adjustments, moderate price increases, or...
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Drinking and driving is a much-publicized, dangerous combination, but is walking after drinking any safer? “No, alcohol impairs your physical...
Analysts at two rating agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, believe property/casualty insurers’ prior-year loss reserve takedowns will continue to outpace reserve...
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of high-severity workers’ compensation injuries. Moreover, they are pervasive; indeed, a 2006 study by...
Although returns-on-equity for the property/casualty insurance industry are lagging in the mid-to-upper single-digit range, equity analysts expect companies they recommend...
A new high-resolution climate study by University of Massachusetts Amherst climate scientists — the first to apply regional climate models...
Fitch Ratings has maintained its stable outlook for both the commercial and personal lines sectors of the U.S. property/casualty insurance...
Insured building values in the U.S. now exceed $40 trillion — including residential, commercial and industrial structures, according to a...
The upcoming Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Club renewals are “poised to be the most challenging in a decade as a...
Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their...