Data & Research
Geophysicist: Was Colorado Quake From Wastewater Injections?
A geophysicist from the University of Colorado is hoping to settle the question of whether a small earthquake May 31 near Greeley was caused by wastewater injection wells. The Greeley Tribune ...
Industry Loss Reserve Redundancy Disappearing: Aon Benfield Analysis
According to an analysis published by Aon Benfield, loss reserves held by U.S. property/casualty insurers for commercial lines are deficient by $2.8 billion, with workers compensation coming in ...
Q1 2014 Commercial Insurance Prices Up 4%; Rates Moderating: Towers Watson
Commercial insurance prices increased by 4 percent in aggregate during the first quarter of 2014, marking the lowest level of growth since fourth-quarter 2011, according to a new survey by Towers ...
Cat Bonds, Emerging Risks and More at S&P’s Annual Insurance Gathering
Cat bond issuances are hitting record levels, leaving the industry with questions about how long alternative capital will keep pouring into the reinsurance market. That idea emerged during the ...
Aon Sees a Steady D&O Market Despite Q1 Price Dips
Directors and officers liability insurance pricing dropped nearly 5 percent during the 2014 first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, Aon's Financial Services Group concluded in a new ...
Managing Executive Stress
The traits of an executive are very recognizable: confident, fearless and courageous. Executives are responsible for making tough decisions, steering organizations through difficult times, and ...
FTC Urges Congress To Lift Veil on Data Broker Activity
Companies known as data brokers collect and sell information about "nearly all" U.S. consumers, drawing potentially harmful conclusions about them largely without their knowledge, U.S. regulators ...
More than One-Quarter of Small Businesses Still Don’t Buy Insurance: Hiscox
Last week, global specialty insurer Hiscox published results of a survey of small business owners, revealing that 29 percent have no insurance protection, even though 13 percent have suffered a ...