Surveys
Study Shows P/C Insurers Plan to Hire, Grow Significantly in 2014
More than half of all insurance companies responding to a recent survey say they plan to increase staff in 2014, although hiring for the most-in-demand positions may prove difficult. That's according ...
Workplace Safety Beats Cyber, Terror as Top Small Biz Risk Concern
According to a survey of more than 500 small business owners, workplace safety risks are a greater source of concern than cyber risks, terror risks and other worrisome injury and cost drivers. ...
Regulatory Compliance at Top of Financial Executives’ Worry List
Financial industry executives are almost as concerned about the growing demands of regulatory compliance as they are with market volatility, according to today's survey of 400 financial companies by ...
Nearly One-Quarter of Insurance Consumers Would Buy Cover from Amazon, Google: Accenture
Two-thirds (67 percent) of insurance customers would consider purchasing insurance products from organizations other than insurers, including 23 percent who would consider buying from online service ...
Chubb Sharing Economy Poll: Owners More Willing to Rent Others’ Homes than Share Theirs
Potential risks ranging from bedbugs to theft would keep one-in-five Americans from renting their homes, but nearly one-third say they would rent someone else's home for a vacation Thirty-six percent ...
Director Tenure, Cyber Security Hot Boardrooms: Water Cooler Survey
Director tenure topped the list of topics that board members of publicly traded companies are expected to discuss in 2014, according to the Boardroom Water Cooler survey conducted in January by ...
Data Theft Nearly Impossible to Beat, Say Davos Executives
Fighting online data fraudsters is almost impossible as their ability to hack into new technology often outpaces companies efforts to protect it, senior businessmen and bankers gathering for the ...
Insurers Poised to Change Rates of IT Outsourcing in 2014: Novarica
Only 15 percent of insurers don't currently rely on external IT services for key technology areas, but a group of those that do outsource IT services expect to scale back in 2014, a new survey finds. ...