Data & Research
Hundreds of Ohio Quakes Tied to Fracking in New Study
A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated ...
Aon Benfield: India, Pakistan Flooding 2014’s Costliest Weather Event So Far
The costliest weather event so far 2014 involved torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in India and Pakistan in September, Aon Benfield concluded in a new report. The firm's September ...
Capital Gains Mute P/C Industry H1 Operating Income Decline
The combined ratio for the property/casualty insurance industry became slightly worse in the first half of 2014, as net investment income declined and weak operating income continued. But net income ...
No New Property-Cat Bonds in Q3: Verisk
There wasn't a single new property-catastrophe bond issued in the 2014 third quarter, the first time that's happened this time of year in at least a decade, Verisk Insurance Solutions asserts in its ...
The Fed Wants Insurer Input As it Builds Capital Rules
The Federal Reserve today announced a voluntary survey into the potential impact of capital rules for insurance companies that it regulates. The Federal Reserve is seeking comments from the industry ...
Europol Pushes For Data Law Changes to Battle Cybercrime
Law enforcers in Europe need greater powers to retain data for longer in order to catch cybercriminals selling discrete services that police cannot trace under existing regulations, according to a ...
Report: PC Industry Increasingly Embraces Big Data Analytics
North American property/casualty insurers have moved well beyond cautious dabbling into projects involving big data analytics. At the same time, they must find more employees with advanced degrees in ...
Insurers Envision Slight IT Spending Hikes for 2015: Novarica
Most insurers only plan modest increases in their IT budgets in 2015. And while other industries are spending more and more in emerging tech areas such as mobile insurance, big data and the cloud, ...