Underwriting
Fitch Ratings: Carriers Managing Cyber Exposures as They Get Up to Speed
While cyber threats are spurring more financial risk for property/casualty insurers, carriers have managed their exposures as they work to get up to speed with experience and expertise in ...
Marsh Links With FireEye to Add Cybersecurity Service
Marsh will work with an IT firm specializing in cyber attacks to help clients evaluate their technology security and boost their ability to respond when a breach hits. The New York-based insurance ...
NCCI Sees Workers Comp ‘Turbulence’ Ahead After Solid 2014
The workers' compensation industry had a pretty good 2014 in which its combined ratio improved for the third consecutive year, premium grew for the fourth consecutive year, and claim frequency ...
Price Optimization or Price Discrimination? Regulators Weigh In
Insurers' growing use of predictive data analytics is predicated on enhancing operational efficiency, improving decision-making and offering more detailed pricing of products. It's that last practice ...
Commercial Drones Enter the World of Risk: ISO Analysis
As drone technology and potential applications continue to expand, corporate leaders around the world are facing a difficult question: How can drones be used to grow their businesses without harming ...
Willis Re Unveils $400M Facility For Liability Cat; 20 Reinsurers on Board
Willis Re has rolled out a new syndicated reinsurance facility that gives broad protection for insurers against catastrophic and systemic loss accumulations stemming from liability portfolios. The ...
Dog Bite Injuries Making Homeowners Claims Costs Soar
Dog bite injuries are becoming increasingly costly to property/casualty insurers, according the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm. The I.I.I.'s analysis of homeowners insurance data ...
Massive Bird Flu Epidemic Slashes U.S. Egg Output, Turkey Production
The U.S. government reversed its outlook for bigger egg production this year and now expects that output will fall for the first time since 2008 after the worst domestic outbreak of bird flu ever ...