Data & Research
UN: Global Natural Disasters Cost About $300B Annually
Global economic losses from natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones cost an average of $250-$300 billion annually, according to a recent U.N. report. The report, produced by ...
Verisk Analytics Branches Out From P/C With $2.8B Wood Mackenzie Deal
Verisk Analytics Inc., a supplier of data to insurers and banks, agreed to buy Wood Mackenzie for about 1.85 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) in cash, gaining a business providing information to the ...
Poor Data Infrastructure Adds to P/C IT Project Costs: Novarica
Poor data infrastructure is adding to the cost of property/casualty insurer information technology projects, creating a financial burden as analytics becomes more crucial to business, Novarica ...
P/C Insurance is ‘Hottest’ Hiring Market in Years: Labor Study
Driven by optimistic expectations about market-share growth, property/casualty insurers are hiring talent at the fastest clip in years, according to results of a recent labor study revealing that ...
ACUITY Ranks No. 3 on Fortune List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer ACUITY made Fortune magazine's new list of the 100 best companies to work for, coming in third place. Fortune notes that ACUITY, the 62nd-largest ...
Urban Sprawl Not Climate Change Driving Flood, Drought Risk to Cities
Researchers from Texas A&M University are giving a heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami in a new study suggesting that these metropolitan areas—and others—will increase their ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
CEOs Top Fear is Being Found to Be Incompetent, Study Finds
If you've ever worried that someone will find out you're an imposter who actually lacks the level of competence required for your position, then you're in good company. Roger Jones, the head of ...