Catastrophe models help better understand and quanitfy insured losses caused by climate change and climate variability.
Verisk’s Climate Change Projections help organizations investigate how loss metrics such as average annual losses (AALs) and return period may change in the future.
Big data is critical to managing enterprisewide risk, but storing, managing, and processing it all poses significant challenges.
The proliferation of craft-style microdistilleries has generated a new set of loss exposures in the alcohol service industry.
The revised Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) rule issued by OSHA may impose new compliance obligations on companies.
Since April 2011, Verisk’s ISO field analysts have collected enhanced wind rating data from building surveys, including information on more than 40 characteristics…
Although commercial fires are less frequent than residential fires, the property damage these incidents cause is disproportionately higher, with losses in manufacturing…
Insurers know that insureds that follow OSHA’s direction concerning risks and exposures are less likely to have workers’ compensation claims. Their Top 10 list can help…
The ability to differentiate between applicants for better risk selection is a huge challenge for workers' compensation insurers.
When a basic on-site survey reveals conditions are far more serious than an insurer expected, a high-risk notification becomes critical.
Uncertainties of risk assessment -- the known unknowns -- present challenges when trying to develop an accurate incident and claim history at the point of underwriting.
Insurers can recommend workplace loss control measures to help protect workers from workplace hazards, and avoid injuries, illnesses, and incidents. Fewer injuries mean…
FAA releases rules to regulate commercial drones.
Although workers compensation insurers strive to identify and mitigate risks and appropriately underwrite workplaces, tight spots often present unique challenges.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's guide provides straightforward methods for insureds to establish safety and health programs.