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U.S. Wildfires Get Bigger, More Frequent; Climate Change May Continue Trends
Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years—a trend that could continue as climate change causes temperatures to rise and drought to ...
Boston Marathon Attacks Changed Terrorism Insurance Customer Base
For landlord Peter Zagorianakos, terrorism insurance wasn't a necessity until the bombs went off last April at the Boston Marathon and revealed a frightening pattern. Two buildings he owns stand ...
Livestock Producers Targeted By New U.S. Farm Law Insurance Plan
A plan in the new U.S. farm law to help dairy farmers limit losses from rising feed costs or falling milk prices may become a model in coming years for livestock producers who have resisted similar ...
Forecasters to Issue Special Maps, Warnings on Storm Surge
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center hope new color-coded maps they're trying out this year will simplify two important points about storm surge for coastal residents: how far from the beach ...
Platinum Eyeing Riskier Assets to Boost Profits in Unending Soft Re Mkt: CEO
With underwriting profitability stalled, Platinum Underwriters Holdings could soon join the list of Bermuda reinsurers turning to riskier assets to boost the investment component of income, the ...
Private Market Can’t Reach TRIA Levels of Terror Cover: Govt. Report
Those who back renewing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, got shot in the arm on April 17 from federal regulators who have concluded that the private market can't provide reinsurance for ...
RMS: Reinsurers Can Adapt to ILS Invasion Using NIKE As Inspiration
With hedge and pension funds continuing to dive into the reinsurance market through insurance-linked securities, or ILS products, Peter Nakada urges the industry to get used to it and adapt. Nakada, ...
J.D. Power, RIMS Team Up to Measure RM Satisfaction With Carriers, Brokers
J.D. Power and RIMS announced Wednesday that they have teamed up for the inaugural J.D. Power 2014 Large Business Commercial Insurance Satisfaction Study, slated to publish in November, which will ...