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Businesses are Walking a Fine Line Between Innovation and Cybersecurity

Companies are working to balance their desire for new innovations with their need for strong cyber-defenses, a new report from CompTIA, a technology industry trade association, finds. CompTIA’s “Cybersecurity for Digital Operations,” based on a survey of 500 U.S. businesses, …

Auto Injury Claim Costs Rise

New findings from an Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury claim trends indicate that insurance claim costs countrywide have recently increased, reversing previous trends of declining or relatively stable costs. The report, Trends in Auto Injury Claims, 2011 …

Storm Center Works Up Trends for Arkansas Tornadoes

Arkansas has had more tornadoes on average in the past decade, when measured against the prior 20 years, according to an analysis of tornado trends by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. The 10-year average for annual tornadoes was …

Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs Reflects Recession

The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades. Also, according to a report by the nonprofit National Academy of Social Insurance, employer costs for benefits fell by 7.6 …

Report Helps Companies Identify Loss Trends

Global Loss Run Reports, that assist companies in quickly identifying emerging loss trends so they may take corrective measures, are now being offered to Chubb customers for controlled master programs and admitted property, casualty and professional liability policies. Chubb’s Global …