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Small Texas Quake Stirs Fracking Critics
A light earthquake shook the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of North Texas on Saturday night, leaving no known damage or casualties but stirring concern about the potential of the area's oil and gas fracking ...
Risker P/C Industry Investments Likely as Returns Taper Off: Conning
The property/casualty insurance industry could very well see pricing taper into negative territory in 2015. Faced with that reality, plus low interest rates, companies may find them selves forced to ...
Foreign Governments Have Hacked U.S. Grid, NSA Head Says
Several foreign governments have hacked into U.S. energy, water and fuel distribution systems and might damage essential services, the top national security official said. Those intrusions have left ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Introduces Side A DIC D&O Liability Policy
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is rolling out a new executive liability insurance products focused on the D&O space. The Side A DIC Directors & Officers Liability Policy provides ...
A.M. Best: Workers Compensation Numbers Improved in 2013
While workers compensation continues to face heavy competition and low investment returns, we have good news to tell you. The industry's combined ratio dipped nearly 12 percent from 2012 to 2013, ...
Flood Risk Follows Record Snowfall in Western New York
Lake-effect snow that killed eight people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping tomorrow, when temperatures will start to rise along with ...
EBI Platform Combines Telematics With CRM and Marketing Tools
A new telematic platform is being marketed to insurance companies worldwide as "the first permanent communication channel between car insurance companies and their customers." The Event-Based ...
Hold on. My Phone Says I’m Having a Heart Attack: Top Tech Trends Revealed
"We're going to see more changes in the next 25 years than we've seen in the last 100," a futurist told a group of insurance professionals at an industry meeting last week. The pronouncement by ...