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Analyzing the New Workday Dead Zone
The hours between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. have become the time when many workers leave the office or take a break from remote work. It's being called "the workday dead zone." Many employees use that couple ...
Letting People Work From Home Is Good for Companies’ Revenue Growth
Companies that allow remote work have experienced revenue growth that's four times faster than those that are more stringent about office attendance, a new survey shows, adding fuel to the debate ...
How Employees Can Help Cut ‘Quiet Cutting’ Out of Their Careers
When "quiet quitting" went viral on social media in 2022, it brought a new meaning to absenteeism in the workplace. A year later, employers are flipping the script with their own trend: "quiet ...
Fortune 500 Companies Vulnerable to Cloud Risks, Partial Outage Could Result in $20B Loss
New research indicates members of the Fortune 500 could suffer direct financial losses in excess of $20 billion due to a partial outage of third-party cloud services, according to Parametrix, a ...
Report Highlights Latest Toy Hazards; Choking, Asphyxiation Rank Highest
The latest "Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Report" found there were 11 deaths, and an estimated 145,500 emergency department-treated (ED) injuries in 2022 associated with toys for children 12 years ...
California Program Leasing Land Under Freeways Under Scrutiny After Highway-Closing L.A. Fire
The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer on ...
Hurricane Otis’ Insured Losses Estimated at $2.5B-$6B: Moody’s RMS, Verisk
Moody's RMS, the risk modeling and solutions company, estimates private market insured losses from Hurricane Otis to range between $2.5 billion and $4.5 billion. On the other hand, Verisk puts ...
What to Expect: ‘No Material or Sudden Changes’ in Commercial Insurance Pricing
Even though reinsurance executives are making noise about social inflation and liability rate inadequacy, WTW isn't expecting any major changes in the pricing for commercial casualty or property ...