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Florida’s Citizens Says Clearinghouse Delay Allows More Insurers to Join
Florida's state-backed property insurer announced that the debut of a new web-based clearinghouse would be delayed for a few weeks in order to ensure it is working efficiently and to allow more ...
2013 Had Lowest Hurricane Count Since 1982: Willis Re
The 2013 Atlantic storm season was one of the quietest in decades, with the lowest number of hurricanes since 1982 and none of them considered major, according to insurance broker Willis Re. An ...
Pipeline Blast in China Exposes Urban Sprawl Risks
A Chinese oil pipeline punctured twice a week by oil thieves cleared a safety inspection just two months before a section of the line exploded and killed 62 people in November, sources at the ...
CoreLogic Releases 2013 U.S. Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis
CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, on Wednesday released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural ...
Fragmentation Will Damage Global Internet, Warns Kaspersky CEO
Governments around the world may be compelled to wall off their Internet systems as nations and companies move to protect sensitive data amid increasing cybercrime and espionage, Kaspersky Lab Chief ...
Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Liability Insurance Market Across Europe
The market for professional indemnity insurance across 10 European countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK - will be worth around ...
ING Wins Deal to Sell Annuities to Allstate Auto, Home Customers
ING U.S. Inc. will begin selling fixed annuities through Allstate Corp. agencies as the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer ceases to offer its own brand of the retirement products. ...
Group Health Plans Pick Up Tab for ‘Zero Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study
Workers' compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance plans, new research shows. Nationwide, so-called "zero-cost" ...