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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5779" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-02-12T10:09:23+00:00">February 12, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5779#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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<p>On February 8 I had the pleasure of attending the Insurance Business America&#8217;s <strong>Millennials in Insurance Conference</strong> in New York where I learned from some of the most engaging industry experts and the Millennials themselves about what the industry is doing to attract and retain new employees.  <a href="http://millennialsininsurance.ibamag.com/agenda-and-topics">Here</a> is the list of panelists and agenda.</p>
<p>Millennials are often described as entitled, selfish and apathetic. But these stereotypes often prove to be just that. A Deloitte <a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/millennialsurvey.html">survey</a> of over 8 thousand millennials found that they feel accountable for many issues in both the workplace and the wider world. They feel most able to make an impact on societal issues via the workplace.</p>
<p><strong>What Millennials and Generation Z want from employers:</strong></p>
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<li>Stability ­­‑‑ it&#8217;s a myth that young people want to job hop every few years</li>
<li>Flexibility</li>
<li>A clearly defined career path</li>
<li>Works that is engaging and sparks curiosity</li>
<li>Autonomy, culture and meaning</li>
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<p><strong>Advice from the panelists to insurers on recruitment </strong></p>
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<li>Make use of social media and sites like GlassDoor and LinkedIn</li>
<li>Focus on transparency</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t forget to engage students at the high school level</li>
<li>Stress the numerous opportunities for technology jobs in insurance such as big data analytics and predictive modeling</li>
<li>Have &#8220;swagger&#8221; to show that the industry is cool and cutting edge</li>
<li>&#8220;Be loud about loving insurance&#8221; &#8212; talk to your neighbors&#8217; kids or a local school</li>
<li>Go local with the specific examples of what the industry does for communities</li>
<li>Stress that the industry offers a work life balance not found elsewhere</li>
<li>Have &#8216;a day in the life&#8217; examples to dispel myth of boring routine jobs</li>
<li>Have year-round recruiting and showcase a variety of roles</li>
<li>Promote the brand and culture of the company</li>
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<p><strong>Advice from the panelists on how to retain young talent once you have them</strong></p>
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<li>Know the difference between a teacher and a coach, and be prepared to serve as coach to young employees</li>
<li>Look at employees as a long-term investment – provide mentoring and job-sharing opportunities</li>
<li>Get orientation right – map out job progression and define a path</li>
<li>Non-compensation benefits are important, people have been known to switch companies if the dress code is not flexible</li>
<li>Student loan repayment assistance is a great benefit to give to employees of all ages</li>
<li>Include young employees in the decision-making process and create an inclusive and open environment</li>
<li>The happiest employees believe their company cares about them, that care is best expressed through flexibility offered, not necessarily through compensation</li>
<li>Promote from within</li>
<li>Millennials like lots and lots of feedback, keep the lines of communication open (check out the performance feedback research done by the <a href="https://neuroleadership.com/?s=performance">Neuroleadership Institute</a>)</li>
<li>Once you hire for diversity you need to commit to keep that diverse workforce by providing a community within the company</li>
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<p>The I.I.I. lists many resources on its <em>careers in insurance</em> <a href="https://www.iii.org/article/careers-in-insurance">page</a>.</p>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5773" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-02-09T11:30:36+00:00">February 9, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5773#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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		<p><em>The III&#8217;s Michael Barry briefs our membership every week on key insurance related stories. Here are some highlights. </em></p>
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<li>U.S. House Representative Mark Takano (D-California) <a href="https://iii.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbc96c3d7a&amp;id=eacd68e232&amp;e=e8b105f0fe">wants the Federal Insurance Office</a> (FIO) to explore the issues raised in ProPublica’s 2017 <a href="https://iii.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbc96c3d7a&amp;id=03ee3c035f&amp;e=e8b105f0fe">investigative story</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://iii.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbc96c3d7a&amp;id=e9b2b0f7b0&amp;e=e8b105f0fe">CNBC.com</a> and <a href="https://iii.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbc96c3d7a&amp;id=2bbe1f524f&amp;e=e8b105f0fe"><em>The Columbus Dispatch</em></a> in Ohio posted stories on the Consumer Federation of America’s (CFA) call for a five percent reduction in the cost of property/casualty insurance because of federal tax reform.</li>
<li>The Sunday, February 4, Amtrak accident in South Carolina occurred soon after <a href="https://iii.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbc96c3d7a&amp;id=7f7b210b2d&amp;e=e8b105f0fe">deadly Amtrak accidents</a> in Virginia (January 2018) and Washington (December 2017).</li>
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		<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5768" rel="bookmark">A new report sheds light on increasing auto loss costs</a></h1>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5768" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-02-09T09:52:59+00:00">February 9, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5768#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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		<p>In the second half of 2013 personal auto insurers began noticing an increase in auto collision losses. Crash rates had been falling for more than 25 years due to improvements in safety awareness, technology and enforcement, and the reasons for the sudden uptick were subject to much speculation.</p>
<p>In response, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Society of Actuaries and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America joined forces to analyze these trends.  The product is a <a href="http://www.casact.org/cms/files/AutoLossCost1Q_20180130_1.pdf">paper</a> containing some of the findings around collision frequency. Further analysis is being conducted on frequency trends for other coverages and for severity.</p>
<p>Findings include:</p>
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<li>Increase in congestion, as measured by drivers per lane mile and commute times among others, positively correlates to collision frequency.</li>
<li>Mobile broadband access (used as a proxy for the likelihood that a driver may have a mobile device while driving) appears to have no impact on collision frequency.</li>
<li>The system (no-fault vs. tort) doesn’t appear to impact the expected collision frequency, but has a big impact on the variance of the frequency.</li>
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<p>The group’s goal is to provide an analytical basis for discussing and understanding auto insurance loss cost drivers that ultimately affect premiums. Subsequent reports are expected to be released.</p>
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<h5>Source: Auto Loss Costs Trends Report, January 2018</h5>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5764" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-02-02T16:25:36+00:00">February 2, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5764#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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		<p><em>The III&#8217;s Michael Barry briefs our membership every week on key insurance related stories. Here are some highlights. </em></p>
<p>The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf">three of the five-costliest U.S. hurricanes in history</a> occurred in 2017.  The top five, in order, are Katrina (2005), Harvey (2017), Maria (2017), Sandy (2012), and Irma (2017).</p>
<p>U.S. property/casualty insurers’ overall profit and underwriting performance between January-September 2017 produced the <a href="https://www.iii.org/article/2017-commentary-on-first-nine-months-financial-results?utm_source=I.I.I.+Daily+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=92422abae7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_092139a76a-92422abae7-122044837">second-worst nine-month profit result</a> since the Great Recession ended.</p>
<p>California’s insurers received nearly 45,000 claims and will <a href="http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2018/release013-18.cfm">pay out $11.8 billion in insured losses</a> from the October and December 2017 wildfires, the state’s Department of Insurance announced.</p>
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		<p>Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching and you may be planning a party to cheer on the Eagles or the Patriots.  If you&#8217;re serving alcohol you may want to familiarize yourself with <a href="https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-drunk-driving">social host liability laws</a> in your state.</p>
<p>Auto accidents spike following Super Bowl games but they&#8217;re not all alcohol related.  A <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-crashes-soar-after-super-bowls/">study</a> conducted in 2003 by the University of Toronto found that fans of the losing team were much more likely to get into an accident than fans of the winning team. In the losing state the number of crashes increased 68 percent after the game, and only 6 percent in the winning state. Accidents climbed 46 percent in the &#8220;neutral&#8221; states.</p>
<p>Here are some helpful tips on how you can protect yourself and your guests:</p>
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<li><strong>Encourage guests to pick a designated driver</strong> who will refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages so that they can drive other guests home.</li>
<li><strong>Limit your own alcohol intake</strong> <strong>as a responsible host/hostess</strong>, so that you will be better able to judge your guests’ sobriety.</li>
<li><strong>Offer non-alcoholic beverages and always serve food</strong>. Eating and drinking plenty of water, or other non-alcoholic beverages, can help counter the effects of alcohol.</li>
<li><strong>Do not pressure guests to drink</strong> or rush to refill their glasses when empty. And never serve alcohol to guests who are visibly intoxicated.</li>
<li><strong>Stop serving liquor toward the end of the evening</strong>. Switch to coffee, tea and soft drinks.</li>
<li><strong>If guests drink too much or seem too tired to drive home, call a cab</strong>, arrange a ride with a sober guest or have them sleep at your home.</li>
<li><strong>Encourage all your guests to wear seatbelts as they drive home</strong>. Studies show that seatbelts save lives.</li>
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<p>This I.I.I. <a href="https://www.iii.org/article/social-host-liability">article</a> has more helpful suggestions about responsible social hosting.</p>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5759" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-02-01T13:04:27+00:00">February 1, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5759#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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<p>The February issue of our <a href="https://www.iii.org/resource-center/latest-studies">Latest Studies</a> digest is now available.</p>
<p>In this issue:</p>
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<li>Aon, CoreLogic and McKinsey on 2017 catastrophes and future trends</li>
<li>Cyberrisk insights form Lloyd&#8217;s and Aon</li>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5753" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-29T15:31:13+00:00">January 29, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5753#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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<p>A <a href="http://newsroom.aaa.com/2018/01/americans-willing-ride-fully-self-driving-cars/">survey</a> published last week by AAA found that Americans are warming up to the idea of driverless vehicles with 63 percent of U.S. drivers reporting feeling <em>afraid</em> to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle down significantly from 78 percent in early 2017.</p>
<p>Men (52 percent) are less afraid than women (73 percent) of riding in a self-driving vehicle, and millennials are the least afraid (49 percent).</p>
<blockquote><p> “Education, exposure and experience will likely help ease consumer fears as we steer toward a more automated future,” said AAA Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations Director Greg Brannon.</p></blockquote>
<p>The survey also found that U.S. drivers continue to report high confidence in their own driving abilities. Three-quarters (73 percent) of U.S. drivers consider themselves better-than-average drivers. Men tend to be most confident in their driving skills with 8 in 10 considering their driving skills better than average. This is despite of the fact that more than 90 percent of crashes are the result of human error.</p>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5742" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-26T12:12:41+00:00">January 26, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=37" rel="author">James Lynch</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5742#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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<p>If I were to pick out the hottest topics in workers compensation these days, these three would be near the top:<br />
• Opioids.<br />
• Marijuana.<br />
• How technology will affect the industry.<br />
All three will be prominently featured at the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s Annual Issues &amp; Research Conference March 22 and 23 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston.<br />
The research organization, known by its acronym, WCRI, has for more than three decades conducted deep, objective research into what makes the workers comp system tick. Its conference annually hosts about the deepest dive you can find into the intricacies of the largest commercial line of business. I attend every year, and am happy for the privilege.<br />
This year attendees will hear the latest on how opioids affect the ability of workers to return to their job; how Americans deal with prescription drugs in the workplace; and how a major employer – United Airlines – addresses the issue.<br />
And a University of Georgia researcher, Dr. David Bradford, will discuss his studies on the effect of medical marijuana programs on prescription drug spending.<br />
And opening speaker Erica L. Groshen, former head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, will look at how artificial intelligence, robots, driverless cars and such will affect the labor force. From the conference <a href="https://conference.wcrinet.org/agenda">website</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>She will argue that much of the hype about the future of work is either far too optimistic or to pessimistic. In addition, she will talk about how the official statistics are more important than ever.<br />
They are the information infrastructure that we all need to see through the haze, so that we make good decisions for our companies, our communities and ourselves.</p></blockquote>
<p>Conference details are <a href="https://conference.wcrinet.org/">here</a>.</p>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5747" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-25T15:35:07+00:00">January 25, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5747#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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		<p><em>The III&#8217;s Michael Barry briefs our membership every week on key insurance related stories. Here are some highlights. </em></p>
<p>California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said this week the <a href="http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2018/release010-18.cfm">state’s policyholders should benefit</a> from the “reduced taxes paid by insurance companies,” a reference to the recently-enacted federal tax reform law.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kodiak-alaska-earthquake-tsunami-warning-west-coast-hawaii-california-today-2018-01-23/">tsunami warning was issued and then rescinded</a> after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake occurred offshore, about 150 miles south of Kodiak, Alaska, on Tuesday morning, January 23.</p>
<p>Five workers were <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/24/580167780/remains-of-5-gas-rig-workers-recovered-after-explosion-in-oklahoma">killed after a gas rig explosion</a> in Quinton, Oklahoma on Monday, January 22.</p>
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			<span class="entry-date"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5739" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-23T10:11:25+00:00">January 23, 2018</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?author=39" rel="author">Maria Sassian</a></span></span>			<span class="comments-link"><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?p=5739#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>
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		<p><a href="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wildfire.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-5740 size-full" src="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wildfire.jpg" alt="" width="962" height="480" srcset="http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wildfire.jpg 962w, http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wildfire-300x150.jpg 300w, http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wildfire-768x383.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px" /></a></p>
<p>Catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS puts insured and reinsured losses stemming from the December Thomas fire in Southern California at somewhere between $1 billion and $2.5 billion, reports the Artemis <a href="http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2018/01/22/california-thomas-wildfire-to-cost-reinsurers-up-to-2-5bn-rms/">blog</a>.</p>
<p>The fire, which started on December 4, became the largest in California history and was followed by devastating mudslides in burned areas stripped of vegetation.</p>
<p>RMS estimates include losses from burning or smoke damage to personal and commercial lines and insured losses due to business interruption and additional living expenses. They don&#8217;t include automobile and agriculture losses, or damage related to the recent mudslides.</p>
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<p>The I.I.I. has Facts &amp; Statistics on wildfires <a href="https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-wildfires">here</a>.</p>
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	<li><a href='http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?m=201009'>September 2010</a>&nbsp;(21)</li>
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	<li><a href='http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?m=201007'>July 2010</a>&nbsp;(19)</li>
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	<li><a href='http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?m=200910'>October 2009</a>&nbsp;(22)</li>
	<li><a href='http://www.iii.org/insuranceindustryblog/?m=200909'>September 2009</a>&nbsp;(18)</li>
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