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2020 insurance M&A outlook

More than half of the property/casualty insurance executives surveyed by Deloitte continue to expect to complete a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal over the next two years, even though M&A activity declined sharply last year due to prolonged uncerta...

Posted: Feb 29, 2020

Comparing Physician Services in Workers Compensation and Group Health

This paper continues and extends a series of NCCI studies comparing costs for treating comparable injuries between Workers Compensation (WC) and Group Health (GH)—research that goes back over the last 10 years. Findings include: WC pays more than GH...

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

Triple-I at 60: New World, Same Powerful Mission

Sixty, many say, is the new 40. People living longer and in better health than ever before have opportunities for work, leisure, travel, and self-expression that previous generations could only dream of or regret not having seized. Insu...

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

Insurers finding it increasingly difficult to fill vacant positions
Insurers finding it increasingly difficult to fill vacant positions

The latest semi-annual "U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook" from the Jacobson Group and Aon shows that in 2020, most insurance companies plan to keep their staffing at current levels or hire additional employees. The study also indicates that companies are...

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

A Marketing and Communications Journey with Triple-I: The AIMU Story

“It’s been a pleasure to deal with Triple- I.  They understand the insurance business.  They are responsive to our needs and our questions and beyond raising the profile of AIMU, Triple-I gives us access to their tremendous body of st...

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Infectious Disease: A Good Reason to Buy Medical Travel Insurance – But Check the Terms

Faced with Covid-19 coronavirus, people – as they tend to during infectious outbreaks – have become concerned about whether and to what extent their insurance will cover costs assoc...

Posted: Feb 12, 2020

2019 Internet Crime Report

Internet-enabled crimes and scams continue to proliferate, according to this report. 2019 saw both the highest number of complaints and the highest dollar losses reported since the IC3 was established in May 2000. The center received 467,361 complain...

Posted: Feb 10, 2020

Zurich North America’s report on California wildfires: Investing in resilience is key

By Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Insurance Information Institute

Posted: Feb 04, 2020

Solving the cyber puzzle: the unexpected ways cyber risk impacts your business

This report warns organizations that any digital channel can be the source of cyberrisk. The report identifies six non-standard areas of concern that organizations must give attention to: intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), retiremen...

Posted: Jan 31, 2020

2019 Natural Hazard Report

According to CoreLogic’s report, 2019 was the seventh year in the last decade when 10 or more weather and climate disasters exceeding $1 billion were recorded. Notable 2019 catastrophes included: hail and flash flooding in Houston; an EF4 tornado in...

Posted: Jan 31, 2020

2019 the mutual factor: How performance, structure and focus set mutual insurance companies apart

This analysis of the performance of mutual property/casualty insurers is the second from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and updates some of the principal metrics in comparisons of the operating performance of mutual an...

Posted: Jan 31, 2020

Outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics: Preparedness and response strategies

This report advises businesses on how to respond to the spread of contagions by taking two steps. First, organizations should establish preparedness strategies that include emergency response, business continuity, crisis management and crisis communi...

Posted: Jan 30, 2020