Data & Research
Top Corporate Risks: Allianz Risk Barometer 2015
Business interruption and supply chain risk, natural catastrophes, and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2015, according to the fourth annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveyed more ...
S&P: Changes to New TRIA Law Could Harm Small Insurers
Standard & Poor's offered a note of caution this week about the reauthorization of the federal terrorism reinsurance program, warning that changes made by Congress to boost co-insurance and ...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Fracking Data
A coalition of advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking access to information on toxic chemicals released by the energy industry through hydraulic fracturing, or ...
Guy Carpenter Reinsurance Pricing Index Plunges 11 Percent
Prices charged by reinsurers for annual contracts renewed this month declined for a second straight year amid an absence of costly disasters, Guy Carpenter said. "Reinsurance pricing fell in many ...
Verisk: Cat Bond Issuance Hit Record Levels for Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, catastrophe bond issuance has hit record levels, an annual tally from the Property Claim Services unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions has concluded. Bond levels reached ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...
Female CFOs Less Aggressive on Tax Dodges: Study
Female chief financial officers at U.S. corporations are less likely to adopt high-risk tax-avoidance strategies than their male counterparts, according to a study by an accounting group. The chances ...
AAA: Americans Murky on Driving Risks with Pot and Prescription Drugs Alike
About 85 percent of Americans want to see laws that punish drivers impaired by marijuana, even as more states have legalized its recreational use. They remain less worried, however, about driving ...