Data & Research
The IMF Wants U.S. Insurance Reform to Go Further and Quicker
The International Monetary Fund said changes in U.S. insurance regulation with an eye on national and international guidelines have made real progress, but the effort remains unfinished with a long ...
A.M. Best: Solid 2014 Reinsurance Results Won’t Continue
Two new reports from A.M. Best and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers point to relatively strong reinsurance underwriting results in 2014, but there's a catch. Much of the improvement ...
Research: Older Workers Valuable But Lack ‘Fluid Intelligence’
In the workplace, age matters but hiring or promoting based on age-related mental abilities can be a minefield, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. Older ...
Is Wind Turbine Noise Causing Health Problems? Researchers Begin Study
Wind turbines provide clean, abundant energy and bolster America's power grid. But across the world people are banding together to fight wind farms, blaming noise for interrupted sleep and a host of ...
Changing Behavior of American Drivers and the Impact on Auto Insurance
Americans just love driving. They clocked 35,795,000,000,000 miles in 2014 and have far outstripped every other nation in driving mileage. Insurance companies historically have placed a great weight ...
Holes in the Market; Casualty Survey Finds Coverage Gaps to be Filled
While nearly 70 percent of risk managers surveyed are "very satisfied" with their casualty insurance programs, more than one-fifth report some gaps in coverage that they are unable to fill, a recent ...
Sizing Up the Casualty Insurance Market: Top Five Writers and Pricing Trends
While there are signs that general liability insurance prices started falling off for the largest accounts late last year, strong pricing over the past few years has fueled growth for casualty ...
Reputational Harm Claims Most Costly For Small Businesses: The Hartford
Claims involving libel, slander and violation of property – known as reputational harm in industry lingo – are the most expensive that small businesses are likely to experience. The most common: ...