Data & Research
More Board Members Want Director Replacements; Sources Limited: PwC Survey
Dissatisfied directors are increasingly speaking up about fellow board members they feel are falling short and should be replaced. And the search for new blood is turning too some unconventional ...
Hurricane Matthew Damage Won’t Harm Most Insurer Ratings: A.M. Best
A.M. Best does not anticipate a significant number of rating actions related to Hurricane Matthew, as most rated insurance carriers have sufficient capital and appropriate reinsurance programs in ...
Small Business Owners Remain Unprepared for Cyber Attacks: Nationwide
Small business owners remain woefully underprepared to address the risk of cyber attacks and respond when they happen, Nationwide found in a new survey. Just 22 percent of respondents said that they ...
InsurTech Founders Are Often Not Insurance Industry Veterans
As InsurTech companies increase in number and scope, the P/C industry may be surprised about one thing: only a small number of founders may actually be insurance industry veterans. So says, Tim ...
Drowsiness a Problem for Teen Drivers: Liberty Mutual
More than half (56 percent) of licensed teens admit to having driven when they felt too tired to drive their best, and almost a third (32 percent) are driving drowsy at least sometimes, according to ...
Insurers Risk Plenty by Keeping Their Technology Budgets Static: Novarica
Insurers' technology budgets remain flat in an age of disruption and technology - a risky move in the face of increased rivalry from tech-enabled upstart competitors, consulting firm Novarica said in ...
Friends with the Boss? Less Than One-Quarter Say Yes: Survey
Many employees like their bosses but only 23 percent actually consider their bosses to be their friends, according to new research from staffing firm Accountemps. The survey of 1,000 U.S. workers ...
Rand Analyzes Impact of WC Reforms, Eco Downturn on Calif. Workers
Will workers compensation benefits from California's sweeping reform law passed in 2012 help or hurt injured employees over the next four years? Some people didn't want to wait until 2020 to answer ...