COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping, but Many UK Employees Still Opt to Work From Home February 8, 2022 By William Shaw, Irina Anghel and Loukia Gyftopoulou With pandemic restrictions in the UK largely gone, offices are getting busier. Yet vast numbers of desks still remain empty....
Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $116B in 2021, or 63% Higher Than Average: Gallagher Re February 4, 2022 Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2021 – excluding COVID-related losses – have so far reached an estimated US$116...
Traffic Fatalities Continue on Record Pace But Not in All States February 3, 2022 By Hope Yen The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Tuesday,...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Moderating, With Exception of Cyber: Marsh February 2, 2022 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance prices increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15% increases seen in...
Viewpoint: Climate Change Litigation – Why Better Disclosure Is Vital as Cases Rise February 2, 2022 By Thomas Englerth With the effects of climate change becoming more palpable, a rise in climate litigation cases could have significant financial and...
‘Disturbing’ Culture of Sexual Harassment, Racism, Bullying Found at Rio Tinto: Report February 1, 2022 By Praveen Menon A report released by Rio Tinto on Tuesday outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism at the global mining...
Insurers Deploy Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence in Fraud Fight January 31, 2022 By Jim Sams Insurers are getting a larger share of suspicious claim referrals from fraud-detection technology and are increasingly using artificial intelligence to...
Take This Year’s Agency Salary Survey: Deadline Friday January 31, 2022 Each year Insurance Journal asks retail agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate in the...
Crop Insurance Payouts Rise as Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods January 27, 2022 By Leah Douglas Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past...
Climate Risk Is Top London Market Challenge, IUA Survey Shows January 27, 2022 The top challenge currently facing London market insurance companies is climate risk, a new survey by the International Underwriting Association...