Research
Can That Deadline Wait? Changing Perception May Spur On-Time Project Completion
Completing tasks and crossing them off the ubiquitous "to-do" list is a great feeling. But what about those nagging tasks we keep putting off? What's the difference between those jobs that get ...
Verisk Names New ISO Division President
Verisk Analytics named Beth Fitzgerald as the new leader of its ISO Insurance Programs and Analytic Services arm. She replaces Kevin Thompson, who retired as a 40-year veteran of the company. ...
Small Businesses Prefer Personal Lines Insurers, Survey Contends
Insurers writing predominantly personal lines of insurance do a better job in satisfying their small business customers than insurers focused more on commercial lines, a new survey contends. ...
Most Fracking Fluids Neither Toxic nor Harmless; Health Effects Unknown for One-Third
As the oil and gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") proliferates, a new study on the contents of the fluids involved in the process raises concerns about several ...
Soft Reinsurance Market Jeopardizes Company Financial Ratings: S&P
Property/casualty reinsurers aren't just facing heavy competition, declining premiums and excess capacity. These conditions, over time, could also jeopardize their financial ratings moving forward, ...
Coastal Cities Sinking Faster Than Sea Levels Rising, Lloyd’s Warns
A bulletin from Lloyd's of London warns that, "as sea levels rise, ground levels in coastal megacities are also falling – with potentially disastrous implications for insurers. Insurers of large ...
P/C Underwriting ‘Negativity’ Is Spreading – KBW
Negativity in property/casualty insurance underwriting keeps spreading like a contagion in 2014, with very few lines escaping pricing pressures and no sign of a letup anytime soon, Keefe, Bruyette ...
Fitch Says Hawaii Storms Shouldn’t Hurt Cat Bonds
Insured losses stemming from two Hawaii hurricanes won't break the bank, in large part because both storms diminished in intensity or avoided a direct hit. As well, outstanding catastrophe bonds ...