Data & Research
Americans More Likely to Buy Travel Insurance: Study
Despite the pandemic risk, the majority of Americans are still planning to travel during the 2020 holiday season. However, many say they are going to hedge their bets from now on by purchasing travel ...
Businesses Rank Cybersecurity as Top Worry in Risky Age: Marsh & McLennan CEO
Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new "age of risk," topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, ...
Flex Work Drives 20% More Women Applying For Senior Roles: Zurich
Employers that embrace flexible working after the COVID-19 pandemic could boost applications from women for top jobs by as much as 20 percent, according to a study by Zurich Insurance. Between March ...
U.S. Insurers Made Slow Diversity Gains Over Last Decade: S&P Global
Diversity in the U.S. insurance industry has made only modest gains over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P found that the ...
COVID-19 Driving Huge Claims Hike in U.S. Professional Liability Market: A.M. Best
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating varying levels of disruption for writers in the U.S. professional liability insurance market, with many expecting a sizable increase in claims, according to a new AM ...
Nearly 1 in 5 Car Crashes Caused by Phone Distractions: Study
Despite education programs and state laws, phone-based driving distraction is still on the rise—and is likely responsible for far more accidents than widely reported, says a new study from ...
American Politics Has Become Increasingly Moralistic: Study
American politics has grown increasingly polarized for decades, but recently it's reached a tipping point, say researchers from Northwestern University. Rather than simply disagreeing about policies, ...
Q3 Global Commercial Insurance Pricing Rockets 20 Percent Higher: Marsh
Global commercial insurance pricing rocketed 20 percent higher on average in the 2020 third quarter, driven largely by rate hikes in three key lines, according to a new Marsh market update. Marsh ...