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Benefit Strategies Have Shifted From Talent Retention to Business Continuity: Gallagher
Before the pandemic, companies had spent years increasing benefits and compensation and even adding extra perks in a bid to win the war for talent. Now, the focus is on business continuity, and ...
More Negative Rating Actions Coming for Reinsurers Over the Next Year: S&P
Despite the global reinsurance sector's "robust capital position" and "very high rate rises," which are expected to "carry on for the remainder of year, and continue for major renewals in 2021," ...
Moody’s Downgrades Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook
Moody's downgraded its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to negative from stable, citing a challenging operating environment hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and its adverse impact on ...
With Hardening Market and Higher Rates, Swiss Re Offers Positive Renewal Outlook
Swiss Re said it sees a positive outlook for renewals as the market continues hardening and rates increase. "Even before the COVID-19 crisis, most major markets were operating at below-average ...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Continued Robust Climb in Q2 as Uncertainty Mushroomed
U.S. commercial insurance prices continued their robust climb in the 2020 second quarter, rising by close to 10 percent overall compared to the same period a year ago, according to Willis Towers ...
Employee Safety, Fraud and Facility Shutdown Among Top Concerns of Midsize Businesses: Report
Not surprisingly, pandemic risks are among the top concerns for midsize businesses in 2020, tying for the No. 3 spot and beating out reputational risks, regulatory issues and risks related to climate ...
PartnerRe Rejoins Largely Unchanged Reinsurance Top 10: A.M. Best
The 10 largest global reinsurers of 2019 represent a paragon of stability, according to A.M. Best's new market segment report. That's largely because so little changed from the year before. Nine of ...
Hurricane Laura Losses Could Have Been Worse, Modelers Agree
Although Hurricane Laura was the strongest cyclone to strike Louisiana since 1856, damages were limited because it made landfall in a relatively sparsely populated area and the highest winds were ...