Underwriting
FAA May Ban Rechargeable Lithium Battery Cargo From Passenger Airlines
The risk of unstoppable fires is prompting U.S. officials to back a proposed international ban on rechargeable lithium battery shipments as cargo on passenger airlines. "We believe the risk is ...
Emerging Risks: The High-Speed Data Highway
Data seemingly drives everything these days. So there's little wonder it lies at the heart of the insurance industry's emerging risks. Big Data no longer intersects our daily lives; it is prevalent ...
Surprise: Narcissists No More Likely To Be Risk Takers Than Others
Maybe narcissists aren't always such big risk-takers after all, a new study suggests. Many studies have found that narcissists often make volatile and risky decisions, possibly because they tend to ...
FAA Aims to Send Message With $1.9 M Penalty For Drone Photographer
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over ...
How a Doomed U.S. Cargo Ship Collided With Hurricane Joaquin
The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, ...
Hamilton CEO Duperreault: Tech Improvements Boost Carriers and Brokers
Technology can transform and improve how the property/casualty insurance industry works on both the carrier and broker sides of the equation, asserts Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault. ...
Watch This Video: Guy Carpenter’s David Priebe Considers The Future of Alternative Capital
Insurance linked securities, cat bonds, or collateralized reinsurance are no longer a novel thing. They're embedded in many insurance company capital frameworks, and, as a result, a routine part of ...
California Wildfire Insured Losses Surpass $1B: Impact Forecasting
With a month to go for the peak California wildfire season, insured losses already surpassed $1 billion in September - the costliest and most damaging for the U.S. in eight years, according to Impact ...