Can More Rigorous Accounting Lead to Fewer Workplace Injuries?
Businesses that want to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system, according to a new study that found a link between a firm's ...
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Insurer AIG Profit Slumps As Investment Income Falls
Insurer American International Group on Tuesday reported a more than 39 percent decline in quarterly profit as investment income fell by more than $1 billion and losses from Hurricane Ian pushed up ...
Q3 Net Income Down 30% at The Hartford; $214M in Ian Losses
Compared to the same window last year, net income at The Hartford was down during the third quarter of 2022 — but core earnings were up during what the company's CEO ...
What Cyber Underwriters Miss: Small Businesses Aren’t Using MFA Correctly, Advisen Panel Says
As cyber threat actors continue to innovate and find new ways to increase their odds of success, panelists at the 2022 Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference urged ...
Global Insurance Rates Continue Rising at Slower Levels; Cyber Outpaces Other Lines
Global insurance pricing continued to rise during the third quarter, which saw commercial insurance premiums increase an average of 6 percent, down from 9 percent in Q2, ...
Court Dismisses 32 COVID-19 Business Insurance Cases Against Erie Insurance
A federal judge has dismissed 32 lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims against Erie Insurance, concluding the claimants failed to "plausibly ...
NCCI: Almost One-Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms
Nearly a quarter of workers compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on ...
Chubb’s Q3 Numbers: Net Income Falls on Realized Losses; P/C Profits Up 15%
In spite of incurring nearly $1 billion in pre-tax net losses from Hurricane Ian, Chubb reported a combined ratio of 93.1 for the third quarter of 2022 last night, representing $710 million in ...
Property Market to Harden More: MMC’s Doyle
While the total impact of Hurricane Ian won't be realized for some time, the effect on an "already stressed property market will be significant," said John Q. Doyle, group president and chief ...
Business Leaders Overconfident About Cyber Threats: Beazley
Cyber remains a top concern, but business leaders may be overconfident about their resilience against the threat, according to new research from Beazley.