Data & Research
Toxic Danger in Teflon Chemicals EPA Previously Thought Were Safe
The chemicals used by a West Virginia factory to make nonstick products are dangerous at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had thought were safe, according to a federal study that had ...
Most Global Organizations Fail to Learn from Cyber Mistakes: WTW Survey
A majority of executives around the world feel their organizations can do better when it comes to learning from their past cyber mistakes, according to the results of a global survey conducted by The ...
Industry Shocker: Reserves Still Adequate
Although analysts at Conning didn't actually use the word "shocked" in their latest report on the property/casualty industry's loss reserve position, the title of the report—and the image on the ...
Merger On Their Minds: Most Insurance Execs On the Hunt for Deals, KPMG Says
Eighty-one percent of insurance executives surveyed for a new report from KPMG International said they expect to seek at least one and as many as three acquisition targets or partnership ...
Fracking Doesn’t Impact Groundwater: Studies
New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom that has turned swaths of countryside into a major production zone for natural gas. ...
Most Young Insureds OK With Insurers’ Digital Spying If It Cuts Prices
The majority of people between 18 and 34 would be willing to let insurance companies dig through their digital data from social media to health devices if it meant lowering their premiums, a survey ...
Carriers’ Slow Adoption of Digital Tech Hampers Agents’ Push to Do the Same
Insurance carriers' slow pace in adopting digital technology is hampering agents' push to do the same, according to a new industry survey from the Insurance Digital Revolution Initiative. The IDR ...
Fitch Blames Homeowners Insurance Losses for Dinging Personal Lines Results in 2017
Personal lines underwriting losses rose in 2017 for the fourth year in a row, Fitch Ratings found in a new report. There's a twist, however. In the three years prior to 2017, personal automobile ...