Data & Research
P/C Insurer Advertising: ‘Mayhem’ Outspends ‘Good Neighbor’
Allstate's "Mayhem" trumped State Farm Mutual's the "Good Neighbor" in advertising dollars in 2012. According to an analysis by SNL Financial, Allstate's ad spend increased 14.8 percent year over ...
U.S. CEOs See More Hiring, Improved Sales in Next 6 Months: Survey
U.S. chief executives expect to hire more workers in the next six months and that sales will improve modestly, a tepid if slightly optimistic reading of the U.S. economy, a Business Roundtable survey ...
Cost of Factory Safety in Bangladesh on $22 Jeans: 99 Cents
In Bangladesh, the difference between a safe factory and an unsafe one comes down to a few cents. For just pennies per t-shirt or pair of trousers produced, garment manufacturers could build ...
Floods Could Slow German Economy; Fitch Estimates Damage at 12B Euros
Floods that have devastated parts of southern and eastern Germany could briefly impede growth in Europe's biggest economy, an industry body said, while ratings agency Fitch said the economic cost ...
Flaw of Averages: Why Carriers Overpay & Underpay Contents Claims
In his book, The Flaw of Averages, author Sam Savage explores how the widely used statistical concept of "averages" can wreak havoc on our forecasting and decision making. He explains the law's ...
Commercial Prices Up For 9 Straight Quarters: Towers Watson; Years More Needed: Hartwig
Reporting an aggregate first-quarter 2013 jump in commercial insurance prices of almost 7 percent, Towers Watson said the result marks over two consecutive years—nine straight quarters—of price ...
Top Five States Ranked By Insurable Coastal Value: AIR Worldwide
More than $10 trillion is at risk for residential and commerical properties located in the more than 100 coastal counties of 18 states along the Eastern and Gulf coasts, according to a recent report ...
U.K. Financial Services Employees Say Colleagues Overpaid
Most U.K. financial-services employees say some within their companies are paid too much amid negative public sentiment toward the industry, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of ...