Content from Amy O'Connor
O'Connor is the Southeast editor for Insurance Journal and associate editor of MyNewMarkets.com.
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Emerges as Serious Player in 2013
The year 2013 has been quite eventful for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI)—or half of a year, anyway. Since opening its doors for business in June with much fanfare, the new venture ...
Q&A: Why Carrier Product Technology is an Indicator of Organizational Culture, Priorities
The perception that the insurance industry does not embrace or utilize technology as efficiently as it could is simply not true, says Craig Beattie, senior analyst for UK-based research company ...
Product Recall Capacity Needed for Life Sciences Segment
The life sciences industry has seen a dramatic increase in product recalls, and while insurance capacity for the industry in general has been increasing, insurers have been wary about offering more ...
Are Insurers Finally Ready To Embrace Intellectual Property Insurance?
The small yet complicated niche of patent and intellectual property insurance has seen more interest lately as patent claims rise and companies look to protect their ideas or company trade secrets ...
Keeping Up With Emerging Risks Remains A Struggle For P/C Carriers
The property/casualty insurance industry depends on lots of data to develop products and price them, making the coverage of new risks a significant challenge for underwriters, a London specialist ...New MarketScout Venture Aids Industry In Navigating High-Net Worth Segment
"For quite some time, insurance companies have recognized that high net worth personal lines is a unique and different segment of the personal lines industry," says Richard Kerr, CEO of MarketScout ...