Data & Research
Q2 Survey: P/C Commercial Rate Hikes Keep Slowing
In some sobering news for commercial property/casualty insurers, the 2014 second quarter brought slower rate increases and even some price dips. That's according to the latest quarterly survey of the ...
Firms With Diverse Boards Pay More Dividends But Take Less Risks: University Research
Corporations with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to pay dividends to stockholders and are less prone to take risks than firms whose boards are more homogenous, according to a study ...
Actuary is No. 4 on Top 200 Job List; Agents, Underwriters Rank Low
Insurance underwriters placed 67th, insurance agents landed at 158th and senior corporate executives came in at No. 132 in Careercast.com's listing of the 200 best jobs of 2014. This year, ...
Insurance.com: Most Americans Are Revving Up for Driverless Cars
While driverless cars may be some time from everyday use, most Americans are seriously game to try one. A new Insurance.com survey determined that most Americans are comfortable with driverless cars ...
Deadly March Washington Landslide Connected to 2006 Event
The disastrous March 22 landslide that killed 43 people in the rural Washington state community of Oso involved the "remobilization" of a 2006 landslide on the same hillside, a new federally ...
U.S., Canada Face Below-Average First-Half at Losses: Verisk
The U.S and Canada both experienced below-average catastrophe losses in the first half of 2014, a trend that has been a relative boon for the property/casualty industry so far this year, Verisk ...
One in Four Young Adults Don’t Leave Home; Trend Rising
The share of young adults living with parents or other family members in the U.S. continues to grow in the aftermath of the most severe recession in the post- World War II era. A record 57 million ...
Global Terrorism Fatalities Up 30%: Maplecroft
Global fatalities from acts of terrorism have risen 30 percent over the last 12 months compared to the five-year average, according to a new security monitoring service from global risk analytics ...