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Emerging Markets Stoking Insurance Growth: Munich Re
Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world's biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on ...
How Good Are Hurricane Forecasts?
Hurricane forecasts are very interesting and well publicized in the media, but how reliable are they? Not very, according to catastrophe modeling expert Karen Clark, who provides a chart of seasonal ...
More Than 40% Of Countries At Risk For Terror Attacks: Aon
The continued threat of a terrorist attack or political violence worldwide persists and is not going away anytime soon. Despite 19 countries showing improved terrorism and political violence ratings, ...
Study Finds Link Between High Upfront Compensation & CEO Success
How much CEOs are compensated is often a subject of angst in the media and among the public. When a company's board of directors hires a new chief executive, it's often perceived that the level of ...
Cell Phone Distracted Driving Crashes Under-Reported
Large state-by-state variations in the number of reports of fatal auto crashes that involve cell phone use are just one indication that these cases of distracted driving are under-reported, the ...
When Money Talks, Employees Walk to Trim Health Insurance Costs
It was a controversial move when a health insurer began requiring people who were obese to literally pay the price of not doing anything about their weight – but it worked, a new study finds. When ...
Tips For Getting More Twitter Followers
Looking at a half-million tweets over 15 months, a first-of-its-kind study from Georgia Tech has revealed a set of reliable predictors for building a Twitter following. The research was performed by ...
Seniors Driving With Their Dogs Get In More Auto Accidents: University Study
Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers. In a study published ...