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Report: Millennials More Likely to Embrace AI in P/C Insurance than Others

Millennials are much more likely to view AI as a positive development in property/casualty insurance compared to other generations, according to a new report that underscores contrasting perspectives of different generations toward AI technology and its impact on insurance. The …

Millennials and Gen Z Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Their Lives, Survey Finds

Uneasiness and pessimism abound among the majority of the world’s population. Deloitte has released its Global Millennial Survey of 13,416 Millennials (born between 1983 and 1994) spread across 42 countries and 3,009 Gen Z respondents (born between 1995 and 2002) …

‘Ghosting’, Social Stalking: Signs of a Hot Job Market

Staffing firm Robert Half was recently asked to fill a financial analyst job for a reason that would’ve been unimaginable back in 2008. Its Los Angeles-based client had already made a hire, but the would-be employee failed to turn up …

Travelers’ 2017 Risk Index: Top Worries Center on Cyber, Driving and Workplace

According to the latest Travelers Risk Index, 52 percent of consumers say they think the world is getting riskier, down from 63 percent when the survey was launched in 2013. The 2017 index identifies the overall perception of risks for …

Millennial Says Individual Development Plans, Pay Incentives Nurture Younger Staff

The insurance and risk management fields are professions with legions of rapidly-retiring older employees, and they struggle to hire and keep promising new, and younger ones. How to accomplish this? Customized training is one way to do this, a millennial …

How Insurers Can Combat the Rising Cost of Third Party Auto Claims

Insurance carriers today are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of third party auto claims. While there are multiple factors driving up costs, there are three primary problems that stand out – complex industry trends, inconsistent evaluation and …

New Report Reveals Generational Differences in Employee Stressors

Despite an improving job market, workers are still experiencing high levels of stress, according to the 2016 ComPsych StressPulse report, “Stress and Generational Differences Among Workers.” Looking across three different age groups – Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers – …

Houston Police Report Spike in Pedestrian Deaths

The number of pedestrians in Houston, Texas, who have been struck and killed by cars has spiked this year – already 31 percent higher than the total for all of 2015 – according to police. At least 71 pedestrians have …

Millennial Business Owners Better Prepared Than Prior Generations

When it comes to preparing for the future, Millennial small business owners are seemingly the most concerned generation in recent history. They are more likely than Gen X or Baby Boomers to have plans for natural disasters, retirement benefits, cyberattacks …

Changing Employee Demographics Push Insurers to Focus on Strategic Recruitment

With nearly 400,000 employees expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the next few years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, its incumbent on carriers to consider the ways in which they communicate with and recruit …