Research
S&P: Changes to New TRIA Law Could Harm Small Insurers
Standard & Poor's offered a note of caution this week about the reauthorization of the federal terrorism reinsurance program, warning that changes made by Congress to boost co-insurance and ...
Guy Carpenter Reinsurance Pricing Index Plunges 11 Percent
Prices charged by reinsurers for annual contracts renewed this month declined for a second straight year amid an absence of costly disasters, Guy Carpenter said. "Reinsurance pricing fell in many ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...
Female CFOs Less Aggressive on Tax Dodges: Study
Female chief financial officers at U.S. corporations are less likely to adopt high-risk tax-avoidance strategies than their male counterparts, according to a study by an accounting group. The chances ...
AAA: Americans Murky on Driving Risks with Pot and Prescription Drugs Alike
About 85 percent of Americans want to see laws that punish drivers impaired by marijuana, even as more states have legalized its recreational use. They remain less worried, however, about driving ...
WCRI Study: Pill Mill Reform Fuels Shift from Opioids to Weaker Meds
A law banning physicians from dispensing certain strong opioids discouraged the doctors from prescribing those drugs at all, according to a new study, which also found that the doctors dispensed more ...
Study: Female Board Members Linked to Positive Company Financial Performance
There is a positive correlation between women serving on a company's board of directors and a firm's financial performance, according to new research from Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman ...
Challenges for Foreign Investors: Marsh’s 2015 Political Risk Map
Falling oil prices, rising geopolitical tensions and separatist movements topped the list of challenges facing direct foreign investors, according to Marsh's 2015 Political Risk Map and report. The ...