Data & Research
A.M. Best Separates Ratings Services from Publications in Restructuring Move
A.M. Best has restructured its operations to separate its rating and research services from its publications and other information products, attributing the action to increased regulation of credit ...
Crash Rates Lower for Driverless Cars
Crash rates for self-driving cars are lower than the national crash rate of conventional cars, according to a new report out of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute that was commissioned by ...
Why Some Consumers Prefer Their Brands as Servants, Not Partners
Marketers have long known that consumers react in a favorable way when products and services are given human attributes, or anthropomorphized, in their branding and advertising. Think of the Michelin ...
Google Chairman Says Standards Needed to Unlock Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Google's chairman thinks artificial intelligence will let scientists solve some of the world's "hard problems," like population growth, climate change, human development, and education. Rapid ...
2015 Was Second ‘Hottest’ Year on Record in U.S. and Included 10 Major Weather Events
Last year was the second hottest on record in the contiguous United States and included 10 major weather and climate events, such as droughts and storms, that each led to more than $1 billion in ...
Its Own Scientists Question EPA Claim Fracking Is Safe for Drinking Water
A landmark study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that concluded fracking causes no widespread harm to drinking water is coming under fire—this time, from the agency's own science ...
At No. 2, AXA Is Highest with P/C Operations on A.M. Best Global Insurer Ranking
Coming in at No. 2, French company AXA S.A. is the highest ranking insurer with property/casualty operations on A.M. Best's new roundup of the top global insurers by net premiums written. Half the ...
Texas Tornadoes Led to Bulk of Dec. U.S. Insured Storm Losses: Aon Benfield
The last 10 days of 2015 turned out to be brutal in terms of weather, contributing to at least $2 billion in insured losses for the month of December, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. ...