Data & Research
Chinese M&A Could Slow Due to Regulatory, Policy Hurdles: A.M. Best
While Chinese companies have been increasing their overseas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years, there are signs that growth could slow in the coming year, as a result of ...
St. Louis Tops Judicial Hellholes: ATRA Report
St. Louis, Mo. edged out California and New York for top spots in the nation for unfair handling of civil litigation, according to the with The American Tort Reform Foundation 2016-2017 Judicial ...
A Minority of Insurers Expect Higher 2017 IT Spending
A minority of insurers expect higher 2017 spending in their information technology budgets. Just 37 percent say that they expect an increase in their IT spending. That compares to 45 percent of ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System for 2016
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform recently announced its annual list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Starbucks feels the heat from two abusive lawsuits (Ill. and Calif.) Court ...
Hiring Referrals Create Homophily, Aggravate Workplace Diversity Problems
Almost everyone wins when it comes to referral hiring, through which an employee recommends someone for an opening at his or her company. The job applicant comes in the door with a personal ...
2017 Predictions Part IV: Hong Kong, China Face Tech-Related Insurance Industry Disruption
The twin forces of regulation and technology will see the emergence of new distribution models in 2017. This sounds like a commonly heard disrupter scenario for the U.S. and European markets, but ...
Nationwide: Housing Downturn Risk Is Low for 2017
A new Nationwide study found low risk for a U.S. housing downturn in 2017, thanks to solid job growth, falling delinquency rates and improving demographics. But a deeper dive shows that markets east ...
The Cost of Workplace Incivility
Workplace incivility can create lasting damage—whether employees are intentionally ignored, undermined by colleagues or publicly belittled by an insensitive manager, according to a recent article ...