Research
Obesity Linked to Higher Workers Compensation Costs in New Study
Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers compensation claims for major injuries, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental ...
Carrier-Agency Relationships: Partnership Benefits Weakening
Carriers putting money and resources into technology for agents aren't making much progress, according to a survey conducted by Deep Customer Connections and Wells Media's Insurance Journal for ...
Cyber Crime Worries Rise Among Small, Medium-Sized Businesses: Zurich
While the number remains low, there's been a robust rate of increase in the number of small and medium-sized businesses tuned in to the cyber attack risks they face, Zurich Insurance Group said in a ...
U.S. E&S Results Crush P/C Industry as a Whole: Fitch Ratings
E&S underwriters continued to greatly outperform the U.S. P/C industry at large in terms of combined ratio in 2015, even though the sector takes up just a fraction of the overall market, Fitch ...
Cyber Breach Costs Aren’t Significant Enough to Spur Big Security Investment in Computer Security
The cost of a typical cyber breach to an American company is much less than has been generally estimated, providing one possible explanation for why companies do not invest more to improve computer ...
Small Commercial Market Outpaces Personal Lines Growth For U.S. Mutual Insurers
For U.S. property/casualty mutual insurers, growth in the small commercial market is outpacing personal lines growth, a trend driven by carriers' desire to remain competitive, A.M. Best said in a new ...
Marsh: Demand Spikes in Europe for Environmental Impairment Liability Cover
There has been a marked increase in the number of companies purchasing environmental impairment liability (EIL) cover across Europe in recent years, mainly due to an increase in regulation and buyer ...
Consolidation Vaults Tokio Marine to List of Top U.S. Surplus Lines Groups: A.M. Best
The 2015 roundup of the top U.S. domestic surplus lines carriers is more of the same, blended with a key element - consolidation - that could portend greater changes in the roster to come. A.M. ...