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Customer Survey Fatigue: Overload May Diminish Their Usefulness
Fourteen years ago, an executive at Bain & Co had a suggestion -- create a short consumer survey to test brand loyalty. The idea took off, so much so that the executive, Fred Reichheld, has ...
Commercial Drone Insurance Coverage Coming from Willis Towers Watson Arm
Willis Towers Watson will team with a commercial drone trade association to offer coverage for the sector designed for both owners and operators of the technology. Dubbed DroneGuard, the insurance ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Beazley and Willis Towers Watson
Beazley is rolling out new specialist medical professional liability coverage for small healthcare providers. Willis Towers Watson debuted a new plan option for companies that operate in and service ...
Inside Travelers’ New Predictive Model: Targeting Chronic Pain, Opioid Use
In response to rising chronic pain claims, Travelers announced the development of a new patent-pending predictive model designed to identify claims and workers most at risk. The company, which ...
1,000 Talc-Cancer Suits Head J&J’s Way After $55M Verdict Loss
Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company's talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year. J&J is accused ...
AIG CEO Hancock: Revamp Plan Will Work Without More Drastic Action
More than two months after activist billionaire investors Carl Icahn and John Paulson gained seats on American International Group's expanded board, observers have wondered: Will their presence ...
AIG, Burned by Hedge Fund Losses, Will Redeem $4.1B of Those Holdings
American International Group Inc., the insurer burned by losses on hedge funds, has submitted notices of redemption for $4.1 billion of those holdings through the end of the first quarter. "As of ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust, Ironshore, Everest Re and More
AmTrust hired a former Validus and ACE executive to serve in a key leadership position. Ironshore is bringing on an ex-Swiss Re executive to be head of surety for its Latin American division. A ...