Research
Small Businesses Around the World Fear Climate Change Effects: Zurich Survey
Insurance carriers trying to measure clients' concerns about climate change should take note. Four out of five small and medium-sized businesses fear its impact on their bottom lines, according to a ...
Tech Innovation Top Growth Prospect for Reinsurers: Guy Carpenter Survey
Technology innovation will provide the biggest growth opportunities for reinsurers in the year ahead, according to a new survey by Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, global risk and reinsurance specialist ...
Workers Compensation Spending on Drugs Plunges Nearly 9%: Study
An analysis of pharmacy cost data shows there was an 8.7 percent drop in spending on drugs in 2015 in workers compensation injury cases. The decline in 2015 is consistent with the overall downward ...
After 6 Years of Fast Growth, Cyber Insurance Purchasing Slows Down
There are signs in 2016 that the cyber insurance market is slowing after six years of rapid growth, even as the overall upward trend of organizations purchasing cyber insurance continued. A 2016 ...
Global Warming Could Turn Southern Spain Into Desert: Study
Southern Spain will become desert and deciduous forests will vanish from much of the Mediterranean basin unless global warming is reined in sharply, according to a study released Thursday. ...
Could More State Commissioners Require Climate Disclosure?
Max Messervy took a decidedly positive tack when pried again and again to reveal any negative reaction to a report he puts together every so often. Messervy, the insurance program manager at ...
Carrier Climate Change Risk Disclosure Has Improved: Ceres Analysis
Insurers in the United States are increasingly willing to disclose their risk management practices related to climate change, according to a new report suggesting that last year's global accord in ...
The Chicken and Egg of Employee Engagement
Are happy, engaged employees a driver of business success or merely a consequence of it? Plenty of studies have identified a link between employee engagement and company performance. One of the most ...