Research
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 ...
Small Business Owners Remain Unprepared for Cyber Attacks: Nationwide
Small business owners remain woefully underprepared to address the risk of cyber attacks and respond when they happen, Nationwide found in a new survey. Just 22 percent of respondents said that they ...
Drowsiness a Problem for Teen Drivers: Liberty Mutual
More than half (56 percent) of licensed teens admit to having driven when they felt too tired to drive their best, and almost a third (32 percent) are driving drowsy at least sometimes, according to ...