Underwriting
Liberty Mutual Turns to China for Latest Asia Joint Venture
Liberty Mutual Insurance, a longtime player in China, has formed a new joint venture there in a bid to become a major presence in a market dominated by local rivals. The Boston-based insurer said it ...
LA Commercial Buildings Likely More Resilient to Pending Flood Losses: AIR Worldwide
While it is early to determine insured and economic losses from massive flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi, an AIR Worldwide assessment of the damage offers some potential clues. The catastrophe ...
Argo Division Grabs Renewal Rights to Allied World’s Asia Marine Hull Business
Argo Group member and Lloyd's insurer ArgoGlobal said it has acquired the renewal rights for Allied World's marine hull business in Asia. The transaction completed on August 5. "I am very pleased ...
Louisiana Flooding Kills at Least 6; Tens of Thousands Evacuated
Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from homes and stranded cars as deadly flooding continued to inundate large swaths of the region Sunday, three ...
New U.S. Audi Vehicles Will Have Ability to Talk to Traffic Signals
German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car ...
PCI Backs NAIC Flood Insurance Reform Agenda
Property/casualty insurers are throwing their weight behind NAIC proposals that includes long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and also an expanded private market that ...
Many VW Keyless Systems Appear Vulnerable to Hacking
Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, ...
La Niña Now Likely to Emerge This Fall or Winter
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday reduced its outlook that La Nina conditions would develop in next few months but said it still expected the weather phenomenon to occur this fall or ...