Data & Research
Study: Women CEOs Remain Few in Finance, Other Industries
The number of women becoming CEOs of the world's largest public companies has gained slightly over the previous decade. But their percentage remains stubbornly low in sectors such as finance and ...
Customers Switching Auto Insurers Unhappy with New Prices: J.D. Power Rankings
Customers who switch auto insurance carriers due to poor service often end up sorry they did because they end up paying more with their new insurer, according to the latest J.D. Power 2014 U.S. ...
Top 10 Countries in Manufacturing; U.S. is ‘Rising Star’
Call it the comeback kid. A new ranking of the competitiveness of the world's top 25 exporting countries says the United States is once again a "rising star" of global manufacturing thanks to falling ...
El Niño and Hurricanes By the Numbers: Assured Research Analysis
Forecasters are weighing in on the chances of an El Niño event developing later this year, with some assigning probabilities as high as 65 percent. But what exactly does that mean for U.S. property ...
SMA: Next-Gen Insurers Will Succeed By Innovating Inside and Out
Insurers of the future must innovate in everything they do, from their business models to products and services, infrastructure and customer approaches, a new research report from Boston-based ...
Time for Marketing Campaigns to Reflect Cultural Differences Within Families
A cereal commercial intended to tout the heart-healthy benefits of Cheerios instead sparked an ugly debate on social media about the interracial family featured in the ad. But for Samantha Cross, an ...
Marsh Terrorism Risk Report Ups the Pressure on TRIA Renewal
Marsh unveiled a new report warning that the cost of terrorism reinsurance will become "volatile" without the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. It also emphasizes that the post-9/11 law has helped ...
Study Links Boardroom Team Dynamics with Profitability
A board of directors can better accomplish a company's goals when the members function well as a team, according to a management researcher who studied what makes boards effective and good for the ...