Data & Research
U.S. Commercial Lines Could Produce Small Underwriting Profit in 2018: Fitch Ratings
After a tumultuous 2017, the U.S. commercial lines market should eke out a small underwriting profit in 2018 assuming catastrophe losses return to more historical norms, Fitch Ratings said in a new ...
#MeToo Not Prompting U.S. Employers To Act; Few Take New Actions to Curb Sexual Harassment
The spotlight on workplace sexual harassment since fall 2017 has led to high-profile resignations, terminations and lawsuits. And while the revelations and consequences have prompted ongoing, ...
Active Twitter Users Likely To Spread Fake News During Hurricanes, Other Disasters
How good are the social media platform's most active users at detecting falsehoods on Twitter, especially during public emergencies? Not good, according to new University at Buffalo research that ...
Beware of New Capacity Even as Cyber Insurance Market Soars: Fitch Ratings
The cyber insurance market continues to display both tremendous growth and enormous opportunity for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry as demand continues to soar, according to a new Fitch ...
Thunderstorms Slammed the U.S. in April, While Africa Floods Claimed 78 Lives
Five separate weather systems caused severe thunderstorms across the United States in April, the strongest of which affected the Plains, Midwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, with ...
AI Could Boost Insurer Revenue and Jobs, But Resistance to Change Remains: Accenture
Artificial intelligence could create significant boost for insurers in both revenue and employment, but they risk missing out if they don't switch soon, according to a recent Accenture report. That ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Have Huge Data/Analytics Plans; Limited Understanding a Challenge: Willis Towers Watson
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. have big plans to boost their use of advanced analytics and data in their businesses in multiple ways, but there are potential roadblocks, according to a new ...
Recent Crashes Are Slowing Self-Driving Automobile Development
A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars are slowing the mad rush into the autonomous vehicles business, according to a report issued Wednesday. The accidents, some of them ...