Underwriting
Mexico Is Watching Out for Hurricane Bud
Parts of Mexico's Pacific coast, including the port city of Manzanillo, have been placed under a tropical storm watch with the eastern edge of Hurricane Bud potentially scraping the shoreline as it ...
A $42B Cryptocurrency Plunge Follows South Korean Hack Attack
The 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies deepened, wiping out $42 billion of market value over the weekend and extending this year's slump in Bitcoin to more than 50 percent. Some observers pinned the ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
Even With Few May Tornadoes, U.S. Storms Still Packed a Punch: Impact Forecasting
Fewer than 450 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. this year as of June 1 — an historic low going back to 1950 — but a handful of severe weather outbreaks still caused problems in May, according ...
Calif. Utility Risks Criminal Charges for Devastating Wildfires
Late Friday, California confirmed what many across the state's devastated wine country had suspected for months: Equipment owned by utility giant PG&E Corp. ignited some of the deadliest and most ...
Zurich Insurance Acquires Minority Stake in CoverWallet
Zurich Insurance Group acquired a minority stake in CoverWallet, a digital business insurance agency startup. CoverWallet, which launched in 2016, disclosed the investment, which it said builds on a ...
Yahoo Must Make Privacy Changes in EU Due to Massive Data Breach
Yahoo's European regulator has ordered it to make privacy changes following a probe into what it said was one of the largest ever data breaches to impact EU citizens. Yahoo, most of whose assets were ...
10 Ways Insurers Make Significant Economic and Social Impacts: I.I.I.
Insurers, more than just protecting against financial loss, are key ingredients for economic growth and community preservation, the Insurance Information Institute argues in a new white paper. ...
Cyber Insurance Premium Growth Will Soon Outpace All Other Sectors
Cyber insurance premium growth will outpace all other sectors within three years, according to a division of Aon plc. Aon Inpoint, Aon's data, analytics, engagement and consulting team, found that ...