Underwriting
A.M. Best’s 2016 Forecast for Global Reinsurers: Negative
As A.M. Best sees it, the global reinsurance sector will continue to have a negative outlook heading into 2016. The reason, according to its latest briefing: major market challenges "that will hinder ...
2015’s Most Costly Insured Catastrophe Events: Swiss Re
The explosions at China's Tianjin port in August may have been the most costly insured catastrophe loss event in 2015, according to Swiss Re's estimates. But five other events also carried enormous ...
Tasks Done by Agents, Underwriters, CEOs Can Be Automated: McKinsey
Machines can take over a chunk of the activities of nearly every one of 750 occupations studied by researchers from McKinsey Global Institute recently—including chief executive officers and several ...
The Latest Launches from ACE Group and Liberty Mutual
ACE Group sees opportunity in the UK and Ireland with D&O coverage targeted to charities and non-profits; Liberty Mutual launched a new division focused on schools, municipalities and other ...
Construction-Waste Site May Have Triggered Massive China Landslide
A landslide that left at least 91 people missing in southern China may have started from a man-made pile of earth and construction debris, an initial government investigation showed, drawing new ...
PCI, NAMIC Note Lobbying Wins in Congressional Legislation
Two of the property/casualty insurance industry's major trade associations noted provisions that made it to the 2016 Congressional omnibus spending bills and tax extenders legislation. The Property ...
Swiss Re: 2015 Insured Economic Losses Dropped to $32 Billion
Insured losses from natural catastrophes dropped in 2015 compared to 2014. But man-made losses spiked higher, led by China's Port of Tianjin explosions in August, Swiss Re said in its preliminary ...
Allstate Dives Deeper into Commercial Drone Research
Allstate said it has taken two strategic steps designed to advance its use of commercial drones for property claims. The property/casualty insurance giant said it has teamed with EagleView ...