Underwriting
British Insurance Premium Tax Hike Worsens Situation for General Insurers
A tax hike on British motor and home insurance policies effective from Sunday is set to hit consumers and could trigger a fresh round of margin-squeezing price competition among general insurers. The ...
Swiss Re’s Estimated Tianjin Explosion Claims Hit: $250M
Swiss Re said that the Tianjin explosion in China will leave it with an approximately $250 million claims burden, but news of the claims hit didn't mar an otherwise solid 2015 third quarter. The ...
China and Germany Agree on Halt to Economic Cyber War
China and Germany agreed to work on stopping economic cyber spying between the two nations amid mounting concern that the thousands of small- and medium-sized companies that form the backbone of ...
Carl Icahn’s Emergence Ups the Stakes for AIG CEO Hancock
Peter Hancock may have met his hardest challenge yet. Since Hancock took over as chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. last year, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s new ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Now in Australia with Marine Office
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company is now underwriting Marine, Transport & Logistics Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. Barton Phillips, the head of the group, and ...
Willis Forecast: Cyber Rates Soar But Price Drops Ahead for Other Casualty
Cyber insurance and professional liability were the only clear outliers in a picture of softening primary insurance prices that now includes casualty lines, a broker report revealed last week. In its ...
PCI Conference Report: Cyber, Property Risks Not So Separate, CTO Says
The property/casualty insurance industry must change its approach to cyber security and update its coverage approach to help minimize risks, FireEye Inc. Chief Technology Officer Grady Summers said. ...
Wal-Mart Follows Amazon in Seeking Drone Permit for Home Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with ...