Data & Research
A Bad Mix: Narcissistic CEOs and Crisis
Research from Michigan State University and the Ohio State University reveals how CEO narcissism during a crisis can influence the behavior of middle managers, which may have implications for the ...
How Insurance CIOs Can Orchestrate Business-Wide Transformation
The pandemic has been a wake-up call for insurers. In an industry that has traditionally lagged in digital deployments, the savviest players are reassessing their own infrastructures to reevaluate if ...
UN Report Details Extent of Climate Change on Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit ...
Homeowners Less Satisfied With Their Claims Experience: J.D. Power
Overall customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance claims fell to a five-year low, according to a new study by J.D. Power, as nearly every insurer's scores were dragged down by slower cycle ...
Attn. Product Recall Insurers: New CEOs More Likely to Issue Recalls
Newly tenured CEOs in the consumer products industry are more likely to announce a product safety recall than CEOs who have been in the position longer, according to a new study of 25 years of ...
Knowing What Boss Gets Paid Impacts Worker Productivity (How Might Surprise You)
More states are requiring employers to disclose information about their workers' salaries with the hope it will reduce gender and racial pay gaps. But increasing pay transparency can also have some ...
1 in 10 U.S. Homes Impacted by Nat Cats in 2021: CoreLogic
CoreLogic, a property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, reported last week that 14.5 million single and multifamily homes were impacted by the largest natural catastrophe ...
Paying More for Experienced Hires? Be Prepared for Pay Equity Challenges
After a year when insurers couldn't hire new staff as quickly as people left their jobs, carriers are paying up to attract experienced talent—and may well need to adjust compensation for remaining ...