Risk
U.S. Admits it Erroneously Understated Key Keystone XL Pipeline Stats
The U.S. State Department on Friday corrected several errors it made in a key study evaluating the impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, including an understatement of how many people could be ...
Norway Oil Lobby Warned Deeper Regulation and Policy Debate is Coming
Producers in western Europe's biggest oil and gas exporter must brace themselves for a new legislative age that will disrupt the status quo, according to Norway's Green Party. After entering ...
As Firms Ratchet Up IT Security, Data Breaches Remain Unstoppable
With hackers stealing tens of millions of customer details in recent months, firms across the globe are ratcheting up IT security and nervously wondering which of them is next. The reality, cyber ...
Mining Underwriting Opportunities With CoMeta
Speaking during a session at the Advisen Casualty Insights conference in March, Robert Reville, the chief executive officer of Praedicat, noted that while all mass litigation, historically, has been ...
Praedicat: Mining Data From Published Science to Spot the Next Casualty Cat
Emerging liability risks aren't likely to look like asbestos or silica in coming years, according to an expert who has been following the development of workplace torts for decades. Instead, the next ...
The Worst Hurricanes Won’t Start Striking Until September, SNL Warns
As far as hurricane season goes, the worst is yet to come, SNL Financial concluded in a recent report. Simply put, while the season officially began on June 1, the worst hurricanes often don't make ...
Argo to Expand Surety Capacity On Its Own and With SureTec Financial
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd, said it will expand its commercial surety capacity to $100 million for qualifying clients. Separately, the Bermuda based international underwriter of specialty ...
P/C Carriers Could Counter Hailstorms With More Reinsurance: RMS
Now that hailstorms are no longer "attritional perils" and are much more widespread than they used to be, property/casualty insurers could benefit from adding reinsurance for these threats, an RMS ...