Insurance Research & Trends: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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July 10, 2012 Insurance Research & Trends of Special Note Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Worldwide: Study Jun 12, 2012 -- Climate change is widely expected to disrupt future fire patterns around the world, with some regions, such as the western United States, ... Customer Satisfaction with Auto Insurers at New High: J.D. Powers Jun 26, 2012 -- Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies has reached an all-time high, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 ... Geico Spends 6.5% of Premiums on Advertising Jun 26, 2012 -- Geico, billionaire investor Warren Buffett's auto insurer, spent far more than property insurance peers on advertising in 2011, both on an ... Looming Agent Retirements: Carriers Face Major Turnover Jun 21, 2012 -- More than 25 percent of independent agency owners and principals are planning to retire or change careers and sell their firms sometime in ... Latest Research & Trends News New Crash Avoidance Features Reduce Claims, Says Insurance Safety Institute Jul 10, 2012 -- Advanced crash avoidance technologies include some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, insurance claim analyses by ... Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook Jul 3, 2012 -- Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health ... RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL Jul 2, 2012 -- RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March 31, ... Business Transitions More Risky for Lawyers: Study Jun 29, 2012 -- The practice of business transactions presents greater professional liability risk for attorneys than many other areas of practice, a new ... P/C Industry 2011 Loss Reserve Position Sufficient, but Challenged: Conning Research Jun 27, 2012 -- The property/casualty industry appears to have sufficient reserves, but older reserves continue to develop adversely in 2011, according to ... Report: Texas Reforms Reduced Costs of Medical Care for Injured Workers Jun 26, 2012 -- A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in ... P/C Industry Should Not Expect Traditional Hard Market Soon: Hartwig Jun 26, 2012 -- Although insurance rates have been drifting upward in recent months, the property/casualty industry is unlikely to see a return to the ... Sea Level Rise Accelerating Along Atlantic Coast, Say Scientists Jun 25, 2012 -- Rates of sea level rise are increasing three-to-four times faster along portions of the U.S. Atlantic Coast than globally, according to a ... Kansas Researchers: Most Large Truck Crashes Caused by Driver Error Jun 21, 2012 -- Two Kansas State University civil engineers working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of ... Actuaries: Health Costs to Go Up No Matter What Court Decides on Law Jun 20, 2012 -- As the country awaits the highly anticipated ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold or overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable ... Rates for Good Drivers in Cities Too High, Too Variable, Says Consumer Group Jun 19, 2012 -- The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers -- those with no accidents or moving violations -- who live in ... North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Outpatient Payments Growing: WCRI Jun 19, 2012 -- Hospital charges for the treatment of injured workers in North Carolina are growing quickly in the wake of regulatory changes meant to ... Public Companies Underestimate Risk of Directors and Officers Lawsuit: Survey Jun 18, 2012 -- Public company executives may be in for a surprise lawsuit. Despite the odds that they and their directors will be sued in the next 12 ... How Predictive Modeling Has Revolutionized Insurance Jun 18, 2012 -- The use of predictive modeling has forever changed the way insurance policies are priced. The revolutionary tool allows insurers to design ... Study Finds Little Earthquake Risk from Fracking Jun 18, 2012 -- The fracking drilling technique used to tap shale oil and gas is unlikely to trigger earthquakes, but underground injection of waste water ... Small Business Owners Dismiss Risk of Data Breach: Survey Jun 14, 2012 -- As the number of data breaches involving smaller businesses continues to grow, a new survey by The Hartford finds 85 percent of small ... Better Vehicle Design Is Saving Lives, Reducing Injuries Jun 14, 2012 -- Better-designed, safer vehicles have contributed to an overall decline in crashes, deaths and injuries on U.S. roadways. In fact, design ... Law Firms Facing Rise in Large Malpractice Claims: Study Jun 13, 2012 -- Although the frequency of malpractice claims brought against law firms in the U.S. appears to be leveling office, the number of large ... 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