Data & Research
Emerging Markets Stoking Insurance Growth: Munich Re
Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world's biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on ...
How Good Are Hurricane Forecasts?
Hurricane forecasts are very interesting and well publicized in the media, but how reliable are they? Not very, according to catastrophe modeling expert Karen Clark, who provides a chart of seasonal ...
Top 10 Terror Risk Hot Spots
According to Aon, 44 percent of countries analyzed have an identifiable threat of terrorism. The 10 countries where risk of terrorism and political violence are highest are listed in the chart below: ...
More Than 40% Of Countries At Risk For Terror Attacks: Aon
The continued threat of a terrorist attack or political violence worldwide persists and is not going away anytime soon. Despite 19 countries showing improved terrorism and political violence ratings, ...Foreign Workers See U.S., Britain As Most Desirable Work Spots: Poll
Britain has leapfrogged Australia to become the world's second most desirable location for professionals looking to live and work abroad, trailing only the United States, a survey found on Wednesday. ...
How They Rank: Fitch Reports On Top D&O Insurers
Directors and officers liability insurance premium rates were previously lagging the market recovery in the broader commercial lines segment, but pricing trends are now catching up, Fitch Ratings ...
Study Finds Link Between High Upfront Compensation & CEO Success
How much CEOs are compensated is often a subject of angst in the media and among the public. When a company's board of directors hires a new chief executive, it's often perceived that the level of ...
Cell Phone Distracted Driving Crashes Under-Reported
Large state-by-state variations in the number of reports of fatal auto crashes that involve cell phone use are just one indication that these cases of distracted driving are under-reported, the ...