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A Win-Win for Government and Insurers: Partnering for Security
Despite the government shutdown, sometimes government gets it right. Recently, government appeared to truly appreciate the benefit of establishing public-private partnerships, including with ...Morrill Joins Ironshore Board of Directors
Ironshore Inc. announced that Michael E. Morrill has been appointed to its board of cirectors, serving as chairman of the Underwriting and Risk Committee. Morrill is the former deputy chairman of ...
What to Expect in Commercial Lines Pricing in 2014: Willis
Commercial property insurance buyers could see prices fall from 10 to 20 percent on non-catastrophe risks in 2014 thanks to the influx of alternative capital to the insurance industry, insurance and ...
Researchers Question Privacy of Usage-Based Auto Insurance
A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, ...
Iranian Trade with India Hit by Insurance Delay: Reuters
Oil and container trade between India and Iran has been disrupted due to uncertainty over insurance cover, leaving some ships stranded outside ports in both countries, industry sources said. The ...
Will Biggert-Waters Save the Flood Insurance Program? No, It’s Not Even Close
The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act (Biggert-Waters) was enacted in 2012 with the goal of reforming and thereby saving the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is a well-meaning and ...Insurers Making ‘Immense Changes’ Under Solvency II: German Insurer CEO Goerg
Insurers in Europe will make "immense changes" to their business when new risk-based rules are put in place, the chief executive officer of Gothaer Group and head of a group representing German ...
AIG’s Mortgage Insurer Woos Business Amid FHA Shutdown
American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurer, whose biggest rival is a U.S. agency, is wooing borrowers with the prospect that they'll avoid delays tied to the partial government shutdown. ...