Data & Research
Take A Break! Office Workers Feel Guilty to Leave Desks for Anything But Lunch: Survey
More than a quarter of workers don't take a break other than lunch, according to a recent survey of office workers and managers released by Staples, with roughly 20 percent of respondents citing ...
Company Data Breach Now Costs $3.5M on Average: Ponemon Study
The average cost of a corporate data breach increased 15 percent in the last year to $3.5 million, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. The study also found that the cost incurred for each ...
GEICO Led Personal Auto Pack in 2013 Premium Growth: SNL Financial
GEICO Corp. beat out its competitors in premium growth in 2013 and reported one of the best underwriting margins among the top 20 U.S. auto insurers. According to a report by SNL Financial, GEICO's ...
Marsh: Global Property Insurance Rates Drop in Q1
Heavy competition, plus plenty of capacity and very few major events combined to drive global property insurance rates down lower in the 2014 first quarter, a new Marsh report concluded. Marsh's ...
Berkshire Primary Ops Show Double-Digit Profit, Premium Gains in Q1
Berkshire-Hathaway's primary property/casualty operations recorded double-digit gains in premiums and pre-tax earnings in the first quarter, but P/C reinsurance results contributed to a 6.6 percent ...
Strong Garage Doors Save Roofs, Shelters Save Lives in Tornadoes: Research
Lightweight garage doors can be the weak link that allows high winds and pressure changes into a home during a tornado, according to a study of tornado damage by researchers from The University of ...
AIR Worldwide, Association of British Insurers Ally on Non-Modeled Risks
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide collaborated with the Association of British Insurers and other industry experts on a detailed paper outlining the challenges of non-modeled catastrophe ...
Are Bermuda Reinsurers Doomed to Be Middlemen?
In a report on the Bermuda reinsurance market released Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised the prospect the Bermuda reinsurers could ultimately become middlemen between companies ...