Underwriting
Natural Disaster Insurance Claims Plunged in 2015, but Climate Change Hurt: Munich Re
Insurers paid out around $27 billion for natural disaster claims last year with weather causing 94 percent of incidents, underscoring the challenge posed by climate change, data from reinsurer Munich ...
Jan. 1 Renewals Continue Reinsurance Downward Pricing Spiral: Willis Re
Reinsurers dealing with Jan. 1, 2016 renewals are seeing continued pricing declines in most cases, with no end in sight to the years-long trend, Willis Re asserted in a new report. The situation is ...
Farmers Debuts Rideshare Insurance in Oklahoma and Ohio
Farmers Insurance has started offering rideshare insurance in Oklahoma and Ohio, a move that dovetails with new laws in both states dictating coverage for ridesharing drivers. Farmers said it worked ...
Why Buffett’s 50th Year Running Berkshire Hathaway Disappointed Investors
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors had plenty to celebrate at the start of 2015. It was Warren Buffett's golden anniversary running the company, which had grown under his watch from a struggling ...
New York AG Seeks Return of Fantasy Sport Site Money
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday filed an amended lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel asking the daily fantasy sports companies to give back all the money they made in New ...
Allstate ‘Home Improvement’ TV Ad Campaign Uses Web, Twitter Components
Allstate rang in 2016 with a new marketing campaign designed to encourage clients to get customized coverage for do-it-yourself home improvement projects. Dubbed "Mayhem DIY," the television ...
2016 Watch: Solvency II and Other International Issues You Should Care About
The global financial crisis is now seven years behind us and the property/casualty insurance industry and its regulation never faltered before, during or since. Yet, international pressure to ...
Midwest Floods Kill at Least 30; Shut Down Oil, Agriculture and More
Deadly flooding across the U.S. Midwest is disrupting everything from oil to agriculture, forcing pipelines, terminals and grain elevators to close. The floods have killed at least 30 people and shut ...