Underwriting
Over 80% of Homes Damaged in Louisiana Storms Lack Flood Insurance: Impact Forecasting
Extreme August flooding in Louisiana and the Midwest took its toll in August, causing between $10 billion and $15 billion in economic losses, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Public ...
Ex-AIG Chairman Greenberg Seeks Vindication in 11-Year Lawsuit Battle
Even at 91, former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg isn't ready to quit fighting. Greenberg scrapped with regulators and the Internal Revenue Service and beat the ...
Reinsurance Broker BMS Re Acquires Advocate Reinsurance Partners
BMS Re US, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has acquired a reinsurance intermediary that complements its own operations. The company, which is the broking arm of Minova Insurance, ...
Drone Racing Broadcast on TV Could be Europe’s Next Big Thing
Europe's leading pay-TV group Sky, known for splashing out billions of pounds on coverage of glamorous sports to keep an edge over its rivals, said on Wednesday it had identified the next big thing: ...
S&P Boosts Outlook for PartnerRe, Reassured by Its Hands-Off Owner EXOR
PartnerRe gets an outlook upgrade courtesy of Standard & Poor's, due in part to the ratings agency's admission that the reinsurer remains relatively autonomous from its new owner, EXOR. Standard ...
Employer Cash Flow Affects Workplace Safety: Study
More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually. It turns out employer cash flow affects whether those costs go ...
Uber-Like Video Service Lets Adjusters Assess Damage from Their Desks
A new service promises to provide insurance claims adjusters with videos of losses without them ever having to leave their desks. The videos would be supplied by an Uber-like network of smartphone ...
Europe’s Top Cedents Saw Cessions Jump by Double Digits in 2015: A.M. Best
Europe's top cedents reported a double-digit hike in cessions for 2015 compared to the previous year. The trend stems from their taking advantage of cheap and bountiful reinsurance capacity, A.M. ...