Research
Wage and Hour Claims Among Top Threats to U.S. Employers
Federal wage and hour lawsuits have reached a surprise record high, according to a report by law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Cases filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in have continued to ...
Investment in Developing Countries to Triple by 2030: World Bank
The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial ...
Emerging Markets Stoking Insurance Growth: Munich Re
Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world's biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on ...
How Good Are Hurricane Forecasts?
Hurricane forecasts are very interesting and well publicized in the media, but how reliable are they? Not very, according to catastrophe modeling expert Karen Clark, who provides a chart of seasonal ...
More Than 40% Of Countries At Risk For Terror Attacks: Aon
The continued threat of a terrorist attack or political violence worldwide persists and is not going away anytime soon. Despite 19 countries showing improved terrorism and political violence ratings, ...
Study Finds Link Between High Upfront Compensation & CEO Success
How much CEOs are compensated is often a subject of angst in the media and among the public. When a company's board of directors hires a new chief executive, it's often perceived that the level of ...
Cell Phone Distracted Driving Crashes Under-Reported
Large state-by-state variations in the number of reports of fatal auto crashes that involve cell phone use are just one indication that these cases of distracted driving are under-reported, the ...
When Money Talks, Employees Walk to Trim Health Insurance Costs
It was a controversial move when a health insurer began requiring people who were obese to literally pay the price of not doing anything about their weight – but it worked, a new study finds. When ...