Emerging Markets
Insurance Could and Should Help Drive Gun Safety Efforts, Survey Says
Three out of four Americans believe gun owners should be required to have firearm liability insurance. Those are the numbers out of a new ValuePenguin survey of 1,995 people ages 18 to 77 exploring ...
Can Insurance Find a Home in the Metaverse?
A Cognizant report published last year, titled "A pragmatist's guide to the Metaverse," said if you ask three people what the Metaverse is, you'll get three different answers. CM's sister publication ...
To the Moon and Back: Space Tourism and Insurance
Space tourism, or human space travel for recreational purposes, is in its early days. For insurers, this means it's an emerging business that most aren't ready to tackle yet. Neil Stevens, senior ...
FloodFlash Eyes Parametric Splash in U.S.
Parametric flood insurance is still in its infancy in the United States, but one index-based insurer is preparing to make a splash in five states in early 2023. FloodFlash is set to begin offering ...
Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh
Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizable number of companies have not conducted the required ...
U.S. Proposes Rules to Advance Flying Taxi Operations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed new rules that would help pave the way for commercial air taxi operations by around the middle of the decade. Electric vertical takeoff and ...
New Weed Products and Firms Mean Concerns, Opportunities for Underwriters
The legalized cannabis industry is rapidly evolving, with new, chemically concocted variants popping up almost monthly. On top of that, management of marijuana and hemp businesses is going through ...
Autonomous Cars May Always Need Remote Human Supervisors, Experts Say
Autonomous vehicle (AV) startups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on promises to develop truly self-driving cars, but industry executives and experts say remote human supervisors may be ...