Data & Research
Do You Think Better on Your Feet? Research Supports Benefit of Standing Desks
A study from the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health finds students with standing desks are more attentive than their seated counterparts. In fact, preliminary results show 12 ...
Employee Brain Activity Studied to ID Cybersecurity Threats
The old adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link certainly applies to the risk organizations face in defending against cybersecurity threats. Employees pose a danger that can be just ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Reached Record Surplus in 2014: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry posted its second consecutive year of profitable underwriting results in 2014, according to A.M. Best. Surplus for this sector increased by $21.9 billion ...
95% of Small Businesses Lack Cyber Security Insurance: Survey
A whopping 95 percent of small businesses in a new survey said they lack cyber security insurance, even as a large majority view the issue as a huge concern. At the same time, less than half have ...
Progressive’s BIG Idea on 2015 InformationWeek Top 100 Tech Innovator List
Auto insurer Progressive announced last week that the company has been included on a list of 100 top business technology innovators in the United States, earning the honor for its Business Innovation ...
J.D. Power: Erie Insurance #1 in Auto Insurance Sales Customer Satisfaction
Erie Insurance, Ameriprise and The Hartford earned the highest customer satisfaction rankings for auto insurance sales, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Insurance Shopping Study. Based on a ...
Progressive, Chubb, W.R. Berkley Lead Pack of Solid P/C Investment Prospects: Morningstar
Progressive, Chubb and W.R. Berkley rise to the top of a property/casualty insurance sector that offers favorable opportunities for investors, Morningstar said in a new report. "We think the current ...
Full Power of Data-Driven Analytics Still Largely Untapped by Insurers
The depth and breadth of predictive modeling applications are growing as insurance companies become more comfortable with this core function in modern property/casualty business. However, few ...