Surveys
Risk Readiness Declines Worldwide—Even For Insurers
Risk decision makers from 1,400 companies around the globe report that the 10 biggest risks facing their companies wiped away 42 percent of their income, on average, during the last 12 months, a new ...
Directors, Officers Face Increased Scrutiny: Willis/Allen & Overy Survey
The threat of regulatory investigations, criminal penalties, and anti-corruption legislation, are among the top concerns for directors and officers, according to a new survey conducted by Willis ...Survey: US Budget Tightening Not Hurting Business
Washington's budget tightening is having a minimal effect on businesses, a survey of business economists released Monday shows. The National Association for Business Economics survey asks how higher ...
Firms Still Reluctant To Make Acquisitions: E&Y Executives Survey
Companies around the world are still reluctant to go on the acquisition trail even though they are becoming more confident about the global economy, a survey found Monday. In its half-yearly ...
Cyber Risk Still Not Insured By Most RMs: Towers Watson Survey
Carriers offering cyber insurance may have seen an increase in demand for their specialty insurance policies over the past year, but more than 60 percent of risk managers surveyed say they still ...
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Down; Out-of-Pocket Expense Up
Overall auto insurance customer satisfaction has declined by 11 points to 850 on a 1,000-point scale, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study—Wave 2 released ...
Risk Appetite On the Rise in U.S. Capital Markets: Fed Survey
Hedge fund and derivative investors are taking on more risk as aggressive monetary easing and an improving economy boost demand for higher-yielding securities, a Federal Reserve survey showed on ...
Report: 1 in 5 Californians Lives in Flood Zone
California is suffering from one of its driest winters on record, but some statewide water managers are focusing on the opposite end of the precipitation spectrum — the one-in-five residents who ...