Data & Research
Ward’s Top 50 Nearly 10 CR Points Better Than Industry; Four Newcomers
For more than two decades, the names GEICO, RLI Insurance Company and USAA Group have appeared on an annual list of 50 top property/casualty insurance performers, and four new names joined the ranks ...
Employee Personality Motivates Job Behavior, Not Carrots & Sticks: Univ. Study
Carrots and sticks have long been the favored tool for business managers looking to motivate their workers, whether it's to encourage with the promise of a raise, or to threaten with firing. But a ...
Airline Insurance Premiums Continue to Fall: Willis
Insurance premiums for airlines continued to go down during the first half of this year in what remains a buyers' market, according to a report by Willis Group Holdings. The loss of an Asiana B777 ...
Study Raises New Concern About Earthquakes’ Links To Fracking Fluids
Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes ...
Top 10 U.S. Aircraft Insurers: SNL
American International Group Inc. (AIG) has been reported to be the lead insurer for the recent Asiana Flight 214 tragedy in San Francisco. AIG's role is not surprising, given its presence in Asia ...
European CEOs Worried About High Taxes, Regulatory Burden: Lloyd’s Survey
High taxation and new regulation are among the most pressing concerns for senior European company executives, according to a survey by Lloyd's of London. The Lloyd's Risk Index survey also found ...
Commercial Lines Prices Up by 5% Again in June: MarketScout
Increases for commercial property/casualty insurance rates in the United States were again about 5 percent during June, the fourth straight month at that pace. According to the latest composite index ...
Europe’s Financial Regulation Scheme Still a Work in Progress
Five years after mismanagement brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse, a Reuters survey reveals yawning differences in the way European Union countries assess whether bankers ...