Research
Companies Competing for Talent With More Diverse Benefit Options
With the low unemployment rate giving job seekers the advantage, attracting and retaining talent remains a major focus for employers, according to findings from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s 2018 ...
Employees Want More Choices in When and Where They Work: Survey
Companies need to offer the right incentives if they want to attract and retain top talent, but a new survey finds they may be focusing on the wrong benefits. According to research from global ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pac Region
The Asia Pacific region remains highly vulnerable to major catastrophes, RMS said yesterday, announcing a list of 10 "1-in-100-year" events possible in the vast area that includes the Pacific Ring of ...
Reinsurance Backed by ‘Alternative’ Capital Is Now Mainstream: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have ...
Net Income Doubled for P/C Insurers in the 2018 First Half
U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5 billion in first-half 2017, with the help of lower catastrophe losses, ...
Excess Capacity Is Keeping London Market Insurers’ Profits Under Pressure: Fitch
The profitability of London market and Lloyd's insurers is expected to remain under pressure in 2018, despite the fact that rates improved slightly following the catastrophe losses in the second ...
Machine Learning Techniques Used to Detect Vehicle Hacks
In acts of terrorism, vehicles have been deployed as killing machines. These incidents involved human operators, but another sinister possibility looms: a vehicle cyber hack intended to cause human ...