Data & Research
How Many CEOs Tweet Anyway?
During a session of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society D&O Symposium earlier this year, described in a feature article on carriermanagment.com, panelists debated the risks of ...
Lots Of Room For Improvement In U.S. P/C Industry ERM Capabilities: PwC
PwC's recent survey into enterprise risk management practices in the U.S. insurance industry showed that many companies are taking active steps to develop their ERM frameworks. However, the survey ...
New York Has Lowest Risk For Employment Recruiting: Aon Hewitt
New York is the lowest risk city in the world for recruiting, employing and relocating employees, according to rankings released by Aon Hewitt, the global human resources business of Aon plc. This is ...
Coastal States to See Continued Population Growth: NOAA
Ten million more people will be living on the already-crowded U.S. coast by 2020 if current population trends continue. The coastal population will increase from 123 million to nearly 134 million ...
CEOs Get Merger Bonus When Selling Firms Cheaply
In about one in every four deals, the CEO of an acquired firm is awarded a merger bonus. Also, target shareholders receive inferior premiums when their firms are sold, while their CEOs received a ...Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings
Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by ...
17 P/C Insolvencies, Only One Cat-Driven In 2012: A.M. Best
Only one of 17 property/casualty insurance carriers that became financially impaired in 2012 suffered its impairment as a result of catastrophe losses, according to a recent study by A.M. Best. ...
Fitch Analyzes 2012 P/C Carrier Results
Although the aggregate operating results for a group of large publicly traded property/casualty insurers improved markedly in 2012 compared to 2011, individual carrier performance remains "below par" ...