Underwriting
Universal Insurance Holdings Has Plenty at Stake if Irma Hits Florida
As Hurricane Irma edges closer to Florida, investors on Wall Street are watching a small insurer with an unusually big commitment to the state. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., with a market ...
Even With Hurricane Harvey, Reinsurance Rates Will Still Fall, Ratings Agencies Predict
Global reinsurance rates are likely to fall by up to 7.5 percent at Jan 2018 renewals due to strong competition, despite the impact of Hurricane Harvey, ratings agencies said on Tuesday. Reinsurers, ...
Rating the Cybersecurity Rating Firms: How Accurate Are They?
In just a few years, a growing crop of cybersecurity ratings firms has sprouted to assess the vulnerability of businesses to withstand cyber attacks, scoring them on a scale from good to bad. Key ...
UPDATED: Expect Many More Hurricane Harvey Loss Estimates Before Specifics Are Clear
More than a week since Hurricane Harvey struck Houston and the surrounding Texas and Louisiana coastlines, catastrophe modeling firms and others continue to issue estimates for economic and insured ...
InsurTech Drone Startup Betterview Raises $2M From Maiden Re, Others
Betterview, an InsurTech startup focused on capturing and analyzing data from drones, has raised just over $2 million in venture financing. Compound Venture Capital led the $2.05 million seed round. ...
Hurricane Harvey Claims Process: State Farm Adjuster and One Texas Home
Craig Reeves had been in Rockport, Texas, barely 48 hours when he ducked into the gloomy threshold of the condominium, which was darkened by blinds pulled before Hurricane Harvey and filled with a ...
Irma Is Now a Category 5 Storm Threatening Florida and the Caribbean
Florida declared a state of emergency before a possible hurricane strike after Irma strengthened to become a Category 5 storm on its approach to the Caribbean. Irma's maximum winds rose as high as ...
The Latest Launches From Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Verisk/PCS
Verisk Analytics business Property Claim Services is launching a global cyber industry loss index. A Division of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance will pair with another company to offer travel ...