Underwriting
Cyber Attacks Double, as Carriers Better Protect Themselves: Accenture
Insurers are doing a better job protecting themselves from cyber attacks even as attempted breaches have nearly doubled, a new Accenture study has found. The percentage of successful global insurance ...
InsurTechs, Mutual Insurers Gain Plenty by Joining Forces: A.M. Best
Technology-oriented insurance startups and established small mutual property/casualty insurers may find they are better off partnering than competing. Mutual P/C insurance companies continue to face ...
Lloyd’s Readies Post-Brexit Policy Documents for European Union
Lloyd's has issued new policy documents meant to support post-Brexit underwriting in the European Union. The documents, published through Lloyd's Brussels, were prepared by the Lloyd's Market ...
Fitbit Needed: John Hancock Moving Fully to Interactive Life Insurance Dependent on Devices
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health ...
Hurricane Florence and Business Interruption: Floods Delay Shipments at Port of Wilmington
The Port of Wilmington in North Carolina remains shut in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, freezing shipments of everything from fertilizer to textiles. Florence dropped as much as 40 inches (102 ...
Insurers Globally Are Upbeat About Taking on More Investment Risks
Despite challenging market conditions, insurers are in a relatively upbeat mood and ready to increase their risk exposure, according to a study from investment adviser BlackRock. Almost half (47 ...
Hurricane Florence Shuts Down Slaughter Plants, Damages Hog Manure Pits
U.S. food companies kept slaughter plants shut on Monday in southeastern states swamped by Hurricane Florence as catastrophic flooding killed nearly 2 million chickens, collapsed the walls of at ...
Hurricane Florence’s Flood Focus Lowers Insured Loss Estimates
Once Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carlina on Sept. 14, its lower wind speed and sluggish pace made it much more of a flood event than a wind one. As a result, modelers and other experts ...