Underwriting
Hurricane Harvey Flood Insured Losses in Texas Could Rival Katrina’s
Flood damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey may equal that from 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, said an insurance research group on Sunday. As heavy rain ...
Ironshore’s Singapore Arm Debuts Legal Event Expense Cover
Ironshore, via its Singapore branch, launched a specialty professional lines product that offers protection for after-the-event legal expenses to mitigate commercial litigation loss exposure. ...
Harvey Aftermath: Half of Residential/Commercial Properties in Houston Likely Lack Flood Insurance
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath along the Texas coast, one ominous reality has emerged: just over 50 percent of residential and commercial properties in metro Houston likely lack ...
On-Demand Delivery Drones Arrive in Iceland
An Israeli autonomous drone delivery company has started commercial operations in Reykjavik, Iceland, one of the first in the world to offer the service on demand. Tel Aviv-based Flytrex's drones ...
Insurers Slammed by S&P 500 Declines as Investors Weigh Harvey’s Costs
Insurance stocks were among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500 Index as investors weighed the impact of home and auto damages tied to Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas as a Category 4 storm ...
GEICO, Farmers, Travelers and More Rally Adjusters for Harvey Cat Losses
Teams of insurance adjusters from GEICO, Farmers, Travelers, USAA and State Farm mobilized in Texas on Aug. 25 even before Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late that evening. The ...
Harvey’s Impact on Insured and Uninsured Alike Soars in Growing Economic Catastrophe
Hurricane Harvey's second act across southern Texas is turning into an economic catastrophe -- with damages likely to stretch into tens of billions of dollars and an unusually large share of victims ...
Harvey Likely to Hike U.S. Flood Insurance Program Debt
The destruction that heavy rain and floods from Hurricane Harvey could inflict on Texas would add to the pile of debt owed by a federal flood insurance program that is due to expire in September, ...