Surveys
With COVID-19, Carrier Execs, Employees Working From Home Abandon Regular Office Hours
Carrier executives and employees working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic have seen traditional business hours and office-space spontaneity go out the window, according to an exclusive Wells ...
Insurers Generally Happy About Their Asset Managers During COVID-19 Crisis: Survey
Most insurers feel good about how their asset managers are navigating the ongoing financial crisis created by COVID-19, State Street Corp. has determined in a new survey. Approximately 78 percent of ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Losses Reach Worst Point in a Decade
The U.S. commercial automobile insurance segment's underwriting losses deepened to $4 billion in 2019, the segment's worst loss in 10 years and a continuation of a decade-long trend of worsening ...
Drivers Sped During Lockdowns, Making Car Crashes Deadlier
Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters ...
Most Work Injuries Keep Declining, With Vehicle Accidents a Notable Exception
While the frequency of workers compensation claims has continued a decades-long decline, the number of work injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents has continued a steady increase that began in ...
COVID-19 Legacy: Many Work-From-Home Policies Likely to Remain Indefinitely
Many of the work-from-home policies launched or expanded due to the coronavirus pandemic are likely to remain indefinitely, according to a survey conducted by 451 Research, S&P Global Markets' ...
U.S. Commercial Insurers Can Handle COVID-19 in the Short Term: Fitch Ratings
For U.S. commercial insurers, 2020 was once projected to be an improved, even booming year. Then COVID-19 happened, with the ongoing pandemic increasingly making heavy losses all but certain. Still, ...
Rideshares Out; Remote Work In: COVID Changing Behaviors For Good
U.S. consumers surveyed by IBM in April said they plan to make significant changes in the way they go about their lives and work in the wake of the coronavirus, voting thumbs down on rideshares and ...