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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 ...
Having Multiple Jobs Increases Work-Related Safety Risks: Liberty Mutual
More than 14 million U.S. residents now have multiple jobs. They're also more likely to face work-related injury compared to individuals who only have one employer, a wide-ranging new study has ...
New York Hedge Fund Launches Bermuda Reinsurer
Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing strategy. Sandell Re will rely on the hedge fund to oversee ...
NAMIC: FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Raise Liability Concerns
With commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, expected to increase markedly, the door is open for the insurance industry to take on the challenge of insuring this emerging ...
Monetary Incentives Don’t Prompt Whistleblowing; Protections Do
New research from North Carolina State University and Bucknell University finds that strong, reliable anti-retaliation policies can encourage employees to notify internal authorities of possible ...