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Leaders Who Prioritize Psychological Safety Can Reduce Attrition Risk
Leaders can reduce talent attrition risk by creating a workplace where employees feel safe to speak up and take risks without fear of being blamed or criticized, says a new report from Boston ...
Underwriters Predict Continued Growth of Cyber Risks in 2024
Underwriters who thought the growing cyber risk landscape of the past several years would level off soon might want to think again. Woodruff Sawyer's annual survey of cyber insurance carriers found ...
Federal Reinsurance for Cats: No Thanks, APCIA Says
Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers' issues with growing private reinsurance costs. But a trade group for carriers ...
Survey: Carrier Connectivity Top of Mind for Agents
Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation, ranking ease of doing business and time savings at the top of the list of value they get from connectivity, according to a newly ...
Surge in Auto Insurance Rates Factor into Recent U.S. Inflation Climb
Even as U.S. inflation has eased in the last year, an unusual culprit has emerged in recent months as a surprise force in preventing consumer prices from falling even further: auto insurance. ...
Bolts Focus of Probe into Why Panel Blew Off Boeing 737 Jet
The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the subcontractor that made the fuselage and installed a panel that blew out leaving a gaping hole in an ...
Should Carriers Worry About Workers Comp? Yes and No
Commercial lines outlooks are stable, rating agencies say, pointing to the bright spot of continuing profits in the workers compensation line. In addition, in early January 2024, NCCI confirmed that ...
The Latest Launches from Dyad, Ford Pro Insure, Sure
Following XDimensional Technologies' acquisition of I-Engineering in June 2023, the two companies have come together to launch a new company brand, Dyad. These two companies are now one, brought ...