Underwriting
Dealing With the Most Difficult People and Conversations at Work
"We need to talk." What is it about those four little words that strikes fear into the hearts of the bravest business people, including those in the property/casualty insurance industry? It happens ...
Outgoing Flood Insurance Program Director Blasts Inefficiencies
The outgoing director of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says the program is a "melting iceberg" that is incapable of properly managing its various players including the private insurance ...
Insurers Now Able to Track Odometer Readings With Policyholders’ Smartphones
Property/casualty insurance information company Verisk Insurance Solutions is teaming with a technology firm to provide insurance companies with the ability to collect automobile odometer readings ...
China Insurers Rush to Site of Capsized Ship on Yangtze River
PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the insurer of a ship that capsized in China's Yangtze river on Monday, and other insurers have sent teams to the site to settle claims in connection with what ...
Climate Change Not Yet Boosting Atlantic Hurricane Activity: Karen Clark & Co.
Climate change may be ongoing, but it doesn't seem to have any measurable effect so far on North Atlantic hurricanes that drive cat market losses. The future, however, could be much more risky. ...
A.M. Best: Gross Written Reinsurance Premium Drops in London Market
Lloyd's gross written reinsurance premium dropped more than 5 percent from 2013 to 2014, underscoring the competitive threat to the London market posed by local and regional reinsurance hubs, A.M. ...
Hundreds of Sandy Flood Victims Contact FEMA For Damage Claims Review
Close to 1,000 Sandy flood victims have contacted the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have their damage claims reviewed since the government entity offered to do so in a first round of letters ...
Pacific Facing Major Storms; Atlantic, Not So Much (Yet)
The Atlantic hurricane season opened with empty seas and low expectations as two storms raged off the western coast of Mexico, where they will almost certainly stay. Hurricane Andres, which formed ...