Agents Hang Onto P/C Market But Lose Ground in Personal Auto: Study March 11, 2013 By Andrea Wells After experiencing dwindling premiums for years, the property/casualty insurance industry managed to grow substantially in 2011. Independent agents and brokers...
Commercial Insurance Prices Up 7% in Q4 2012: Towers Watson March 11, 2013 Commercial insurance prices rose by almost seven percent in aggregate during the fourth quarter of 2012, marking the eighth consecutive...
Scientists Criticize Nuclear Plants Over Safety March 11, 2013 More than one-third of U.S. nuclear power plants suffered safety-related incidents over the past three years, and nuclear regulators and...
Texting While Driving Injuries to Rise Despite Bans, Warnings: Study March 8, 2013 As states take measures to keep drivers from texting and talking while driving, a new report from researchers at the...
No Quick Savings from Workplace Wellness for Employers: Study March 8, 2013 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Your bosses want you to eat your broccoli, hit the treadmill and pledge you’ll never puff on a cigarette. But...
States with More Gun Laws Show Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities: Study March 7, 2013 Having a higher number of firearm laws in a state may be associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities...
U.S. Commercial Lines Rates Up 4% in February: MarketScout March 6, 2013 Commercial lines property/casualty insurance rates rose 4 percent on average in February 2013 compared February 2012, a recent survey revealed....
Firms Saw Rise in Lawsuits, Regulatory Investigations in 2012: Survey March 4, 2013 Companies in the United States and United Kingdom dealt with more litigation last year, while regulatory investigations reached a five-year...
No Yahoo, Insurer Likes Work-at-Home Employees March 1, 2013 By Caroline Humer For more than six years, Tammy Saunders has woken at 5:30 a.m., showered, dressed and walked upstairs – to her...
Snapshot: Who Are America’s Small Business Entrepreneurs? February 28, 2013 About one third of America’s entrepreneurs are women, many are between the ages of 30 and 49, and 60 percent...