Louisiana Flooding to Cost Economy $10 Billion; 80% of Damaged Homes Uninsured September 9, 2016 The total economic losses of the recent Louisiana floods will be in the range of $10-15 billion, according to Impact...
How Employer Finances Affect Workplace Safety September 8, 2016 More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion...
Doctors Warn On Kids’ Vision Loss from Laser Pointers September 7, 2016 By Kathryn Doyle Used incorrectly, laser pointers can damage the retina of the eye and may cause some irreversible vision loss, according to...
Companies Slow to Deploy Data, Technology to Detect Fraud: KPMG June 14, 2016 Fraudsters are more often caught by tip-offs and complaints, management review, accidentally, suspicious superiors and internal audits than by use...
Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Compensation Claims Decline: WCRI June 10, 2016 A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found “noticeable decreases” in the amount of opioids prescribed per...
May’s Global Disasters Generate $7 Billion in Claims: Aon June 9, 2016 By Lisa Howard Global disasters led to at least $7 billion in claims during May as insurers aid the recovery process following wildfires,...
LexisNexis: P/C Carriers Increase Use of Alternative Fee Arrangements June 1, 2016 Nearly 80 percent of property/casualty insurance carrier legal and claim departments use alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), according to a recent...
Study Examines Whether Virtual Twin Can Increase Trust in Smartcars May 20, 2015 Human error is estimated to cause more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, a percentage that might be drastically reduced...
Rollovers Kill Hundreds of Truckers a Year March 31, 2015 By Keith Naughton It was almost midnight when Walter Price eased his 18-wheeler into the right lane on Interstate 75 near Atlanta. As...
Specialty Drugs Driving Up Prescription Costs: Express Scripts March 11, 2015 Prescription drugs spending jumped 13 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since 2003, according to the nation’s largest pharmacy...