Underwriting
Insurers Will Both Suffer and Endure in Wake of Alberta Wildfires: Ratings Reports
While the wildfires raging through northern Alberta and the city of Fort McMurray could bring one of the largest catastrophe losses in Canadian history, property insurers are resilient, according to ...
Soft Market Will Continue to Drive Down Reinsurer Profits in 2016: Fitch
Global reinsurance sector profits in 2016 will fall below 2015 levels as soft market rates, low investment income and an over-supply of capital continue to take their toll on the market, according to ...
Drones Deployed to Find Cause of Alberta Wildfire
Fire-ravaged Alberta will use drones to investigate the cause of a huge blaze that has scorched the Canadian province and displaced some 88,000 people. Elevated Robotic Services, which has also ...
Anbang Insurance Reportedly Drawing Scrutiny from Chinese Regulators
China's insurance regulator is planning to send inspectors to Anbang Insurance Group Co., a person with knowledge of the matter said, after the watchdog stepped up scrutiny of insurers' investments ...
The U.S. Mortgage Insurance Market Has a New Player: JLT Re
Reinsurance broker JLT Re has launched a new operation in North America – JLT Re Global Mortgage Solutions — to offer insurance and reinsurance to government-sponsored entities, mortgage ...
Alberta Wildfire Could Cost Insurers Close to $7 Billion
A wildfire in the Alberta city of Fort McMurray could cost insurers as much as C$9 billion (U.S. $7 billion) making it by far the costliest ever Canadian natural disaster, according to research by ...
Russian Criminals May be Selling Hundreds of Millions of Hacked Email Accounts
Hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia's criminal underworld, a security expert told Reuters. The discovery of 272.3 ...
Allstate’s Q1 Net Income Plunged, with Hailstorms to Blame
The 2016 first quarter (and two severe hailstorms) left its mark on the Allstate Corp., with net income during the period plunging more than 65 percent. Echoing trends from other property/casualty ...