Data & Research
Stand Up for a Healthy Workplace: Aon
Excess sitting not only has serious negative effects on individuals' physical and mental health, it also costs businesses—leading to increased health insurance premiums and decreased productivity, ...
Arch Capital Acquisition Draws Downgrades From Moody’s and Fitch
Arch Capital Group's recently concluded $3.4 billion purchase of American International Group's mortgage guaranty unit spurred both cautious and negative reactions from Moody's Investors Service and ...
‘Digital Trust’ Needed for Companies to Reap Benefits of Employee Data Sharing: AIG
Businesses must foster "digital trust" with employees if they want to reap the full economic and competitive benefits of workplace data sharing, according to a new report from American International ...
Jan. 1 Reinsurance Renewal Price Drops Moderate: Guy Carpenter
Once again, Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals are indicating pricing declines, but the trend has moderated somewhat. Property catastrophe pricing fell 3.7 percent at Jan. 1, according to the Guy Carpenter ...
Active Atlantic Hurricane Periods Don’t Necessarily Point to More U.S. Landfalls
Active Atlantic hurricane periods, like the one now, are not necessarily a harbinger of more rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the U.S. coast, according to new research performed at the ...
2016 Global Natural Catastrophe Losses Hit a 4-Year High: Munich Re
Global natural catastrophe losses reached their highest level in four years in 2016, with a big chunk coming from North American storms and other weather events, Munich Re said in its annual ...
2016 Cat Bond Issuance Nears 2015 Levels, Drops From 2014 Heights
A strong fourth-quarter rally helped make 2016 catastrophe bond issuance only slightly lower than the year before, according to the Property Claims Services unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions. But ...
Reinsurers Can Expect Another Difficult Year: Willis Re
Despite a 50 percent increase in insured losses from natural catastrophes during 2016, the global reinsurance industry achieved profitable results for the third quarter and remains on track to close ...