Data & Research
Verisk Grabs ‘Complementary’ British Rival for $31.6M
Verisk Analytics snatched up a British analytics and advisory outfit for more than $31.6 million, beefing up its research and data capacity for geopolitical and other risks in the process. The New ...
November Featured Large Doses of Severe Weather: Aon Benfield
Bad weather made a huge impact in November, with four major winter weather events and resulting fatalities in the United States, global flooding and a big hailstorm in Australia generating much of ...
ACORD’s Long-Time Leader will Retire in 2016
ACORD's long-time president and CEO plans to retire within the next year after many influential years in charge. The global non-profit insurance industry standards organization disclosed that Gregory ...
New ISO Coverage Endorsements Counter Ebola Hits on Business
ISO is responding to concerns about Ebola with the development of two new coverage endorsements designed to help businesses when the virus strikes. Specifically, they're structured to assist ...
Allstate to Assist in Drone Development for Catastrophe Claim Work
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it will help research and develop uses for unmanned aerial vehicles to review damages after disasters. Allstate joined a ...
After El Niño Fades, the 2015 Hurricane Season Could Be Quite Different
The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season is over, and in terms of severity, it was officially a dud. In parts of the Pacific, however, cyclone formation was robust, hitting Hawaii, Japan and India. But ...
Munich Re: Most Americans Now Believe in Climate Change
More than 8 in 10 Americans now believe the climate is changing—although they place that concern beneath issues like global political instability, economic crisis or a pandemic, according to a new ...
ACA Fuels Spike in ER Visits: University Study
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may have provided health care insurance to an estimated 20 million Americans who lacked coverage, but it has not eased the demand on the nation's ...