Surveys
Majority of Young Renters Not Protected From Loss: Nationwide
A new survey commissioned by Nationwide revealed that despite the fact that millennials are renting in unprecedented numbers, the majority of young adult renters (56 percent) do not have renters ...
Insurer M&A Activity on the Rise: Towers Watson
An overwhelming majority (86 percent) of North American insurance executives expect to see an increase in the volume of insurance mergers and acquisitions over the next one to three years, and 78 ...
1 in 10 Small Businesses Had Employees Working Under the Influence in 2013
One in 10 small businesses had employees show up for work last year while under the influence of at least one controlled substance, according to a new study by Employers Holdings Inc. Small-business ...
Use of Predictive Modeling Increasing: Towers Watson
The use of predictive modeling continues to increase in nearly every business line, according to Towers Watson's fifth annual Predictive Modeling Benchmarking Survey. The survey examined how North ...
Top U.S. CEOs See Compensation Increases Shrink
Big U.S. companies appear to have handed out smaller increases in compensation to their chief executives in 2013 than in 2012, mainly as a result of reduced grants of stock options, according to an ...
Majority of Businesses Not Fully Prepared for Online Security Incident
Only 17 percent of businesses globally are fully prepared for an online security incident, according to a new survey on the issue of incident response preparedness sponsored by Arbor Networks Inc. ...
Minority of Execs Can Predict If Their Teams Will Deliver Results: Survey
Only 32 percent of executives are confident they can predict whether their teams will deliver as promised, according to a new study. The survey of more than 300 senior executives at large companies, ...
Alternative Capital Softening P/C Re Market: Towers Watson CFO Survey
A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that more than half (55 percent) of property/casualty insurance chief financial officers believe the property reinsurance market is softer than the primary ...