Data & Research
Forecasters Humbled, Insurers Relieved by Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is humbling forecasters by shaping up as the first in almost two decades without a major storm, confounding predictions that it would be more active than normal. ...
UN Report: Global Warming Has Slowed; Sea Levels to Rise More Quickly
Global warming has slowed since 1998 even though humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases are almost certainly to blame for damaging the atmosphere. That's according to a 36-page summary of a report ...
Auto Insurance Buyers Driven by Price: J.D. Power
Rate increases are driving more customers to obtain competitive price quotes, while satisfaction with the buying experience is trending downward among new-buyer customers due to lower price ...
Regulators Eye Global Guidelines for Financial Crimes and Punishment
Crooked bankers and insider traders would have no safe havens under planned global guidelines for market-abuse penalties, amid concerns some countries don't have strict enough rules. Culprits should ...
What Rising U.S. Boat Sales Say About the Economy: EcoPulse
More Americans took to the water in new boats this summer, often buying smaller, less expensive models, as the industry is showing signs of a recovery. Purchases of powerboats -- which include ...
NFIP Policy Cancellation Statistics: No Loss, No Insurance
A Wharton School professor advocates a multiyear flood insurance policy as part of a program aimed at getting owners of flood-prone properties to invest in loss prevention and to hold onto their ...
Companies Perceived as Too Tolerant of ‘Toxic Employees’ with Bad Attitudes
Employees believe their employers are too tolerant of toxic coworkers, according to survey results announced by a leadership development and training firm last week. According to the survey conducted ...
Are Multiyear Policies the Answer For Flood? Behavioral Economics Meets Insurance
Buyers and sellers of flood insurance can benefit from a longer-term perspective, and long-term multiyear policies may be the key to reforming the current system, a Wharton School professor said last ...