Data & Research
Corruption Seen As a Problem by Nearly Half of European Businesses
Corruption is a problem for almost half the companies doing business in Europe, a survey by the European Commission said on Monday, and an increasing number of European Union citizens think it is ...
The Current Scientific Consensus on Climate Change and Hurricanes—It May Surprise You
While "scientific consensus" on climate change may sound like an oxymoron, there is consensus on three key questions about climate change and hurricanes, as demonstrated by recent reports from the ...
What Consumer Credit Data Reveals About Auto Insurance Shoppers
Customers with lower credit-based insurance scores shop most frequently while consumers with the highest insurance scores are less likely than the general population to shop for new auto insurance. ...
How Past Experience Heightens Perceptions of Disaster Risks
People who have experienced a disaster such as an earthquake, flood, or terrorist attack have a heightened perception of the risks posed by these and, in some cases, unrelated risks, according to a ...
Eight P/C Insurer Insolvencies in 2013 are Below Average: A.M. Best
There were a total of eight property/casualty insurers and one life/health insurance company that became financially impaired in 2013, according to A.M. Best. Of the nine impaired companies, eight ...
Data Theft Nearly Impossible to Beat, Say Davos Executives
Fighting online data fraudsters is almost impossible as their ability to hack into new technology often outpaces companies efforts to protect it, senior businessmen and bankers gathering for the ...
Top 5 Reserve Boosts in 2013; Fitch Reveals Carriers with Unfavorable Development
Although the property/casualty insurance industry overall will report favorable loss reserve development from prior underwriting periods for the eighth consecutive year in 2013, several individual ...
Five Insurers Lead P/C Industry to 8th Year of Reserve Takedowns: Fitch
Headline reserve charges for Tower Group, Meadowbrook Insurance Group and QBE Americas in 2013 didn't interrupt an eight-year trend of overall prior-year reserve takedowns for the property/casualty ...