Research
Corporate Risk-Taking Unrelated to Top Exec Pay at Banks
Cutting or regulating the paychecks of top executives won't avert future economic crises and recessions because the source of corporate risk taking and fraud typically emerges from non-executive ...
Most Insurers Expect to Boost Revenues, Add Jobs in Next 12 Months: Survey
The majority of property/casualty insurers are expecting to hire more staff over the next 12 months, according to a survey from insurance recruiting firm The Jacobson Group and consulting firm Ward ...
Family-Run Companies Deliver Better Returns
Investors seeking less volatile returns from their stock portfolios are turning their attention to family-owned firms that play for pride as well as profit. In the wake of the 2007-09 financial ...
Best-Paid Women in S&P 500 Settle for Less with 18% Gender Gap
Even the few women who've managed to advance to the C-suite don't get equal pay. Last year, of the five best-paid executives at each of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies, 198 were women, ...
Next Week Could Be Key for Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin. Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been ...
Investors Favoring Europe, Shunning Emerging Markets
Investors have boosted their allocation to euro zone stocks to its highest in 5-1/2 years at the expense of emerging markets as confidence about the region's growth improves, a closely-watched survey ...
U.S. Captives Saw Losses, Expenses Rise in 2012: A.M. Best
Captive insurance companies tightened margins and used capital more efficiently in 2012, according to research by ratings firm A.M. Best Co. Among A.M. Best's captive composite, the loss and loss ...
Designation of Obesity as Disease Could Affect Workers’ Comp
The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers' compensation claims, according to a from the California Workers' Compensation Institute The group issued the report ...