Data & Research
30% of Businesses Lack Cyber Insurance: HSB Survey
Half of U.S. businesses have either purchased cyber insurance for the first time or increased their level of coverage in the last year, according to a survey of risk managers by The Hartford Steam ...
Slow 2015 Premium Growth Could Reflect ‘New Normal’ for U.S. P/C Insurers
For U.S. property/casualty insurers, net written premium still grew in 2015, but the rate of expansion is slowing, and the industry's collective combined ratio worsened slightly, according to a new ...
CEOs Pursuing Acquisition Deals: Plan Ahead to Keep Key Talent
CEOs on the acquisition side of an M&A deal can make life easier and the transaction less risky by figuring out beforehand the best way to retain key executives and employees, Mercer asserts in a ...
Co-Pilots in the C-Suite: How CEOs View CFOs
Roughly two-thirds of insurance industry chief executive officers polled believe the role of their top financial officer will grow in significance over the next three years—beyond any other C-level ...
Insurers Can Endure Best by Being Global and Diversified: S&P
Global, diversified insurers are best positioned to withstand the industry's top economic and competitive challenges, according to a report published by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings. ...
Medical Professional Liability Insurer Net Income Plunged in 2015: A.M. Best
The specialty medical professional liability (MPL) insurance industry remained profitable in 2015, however its net income fell nearly 36.6 percent to almost $1.1 billion in 2015. In a special report, ...
Employee Compensation Today Is All About Flexibility and Freedom
In today's American workforce, with younger employees in particular, compensation is increasingly less about pay, and more about giving workers flexibility and freedom. This idea is explained in ...
RMS Upgrades Economic Loss Estimates for Japan Quakes
The earthquakes that struck Japan on April 14-15 will cost more in terms of economic losses than previously estimated, though insured losses are much lower, according to the latest RMS estimates. ...