Data & Research
P/C Insurers Plan to Boost Their Use of Actuarial Automation: Willis Towers Watson
Property/casualty insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation for actuarial work, a new Willis Towers Watson survey found. What's more, COVID-19 has been a major factor in the trend. The ...
More than 80% of Policyholders Want to Text Their Insurers
More than 80 percent of policyholders would prefer to communicate with their insurance company or agent via text, according to a new survey from communication platform Hi Marley. And the vast ...
AI Can Detect Workers’ Psychological Stress: Research
Depression is a worldwide problem, with serious consequences for individual health and the economy, and rapid and effective screening tools are thus urgently needed to counteract its increasing ...
Biggest Earners Are ‘Disagreeable’ Married Men: Research
New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that "disagreeable" men in opposite-sex marriages are less helpful with domestic work, allowing them to devote greater resources to their jobs, ...
Europe, U.S. and Canada Slammed by Record Weather Catastrophes in June: Aon
June 2021 left Europe with its costliest severe storm period on record. Meanwhile, over in the U.S. in Canada, record-setting heatwaves caused significant damage, according to Aon's latest natural ...
One-Third of Small Businesses Experienced Workplace Violence: HSB Survey
Workplace violence is a growing concern for small and midsize businesses, with 34 percent reporting at least one serious threat or violent incident, according to a recent survey from HSB. And many ...
Your Pet’s Name as a Password: Old Cybersecurity Risks Perpetuate Post-COVID
Here's a statistic that underscores the tough job cyber insurers have in convincing clients to reduce risks: 57 percent of individuals said they use personal information to inspire a password. That's ...
Increased Risk of COVID From Vaping—To Male Mice
The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, causes serious damage to the lungs. After the novel coronavirus responsible for the respiratory disease COVID-19 emerged last year, there have been ongoing ...