Underwriting
Western U.S. Drought Pressures Expected to Intensify
Drought pressures will increase in California and western areas of the United States this spring even as the dry season begins, the government's Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. "Periods ...
Bank of England Promises Fair Use of Solvency II Insurance Rules
The Bank of England said on Friday that it would apply new European Union insurance regulations "proportionately," following industry fears that the central bank might seek to add extra rules for ...
Zurich Exec to Senate Subcommittee: Industry Needs National Cyber Threat Database
Cyber insurance is one of the fastest growing property/casualty insurance markets. But the sector remains the Wild West of risk prevention, a fast moving target with rapidly-evolving risk portfolios, ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 40 Percent Profit Gain in 2014
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-biggest insurer, said profit rose 39.5 percent last year as stock-market rallies bolstered its investment returns and it accelerated overseas property ...
RMS Targets New Economic Exposure Datasets For 5 Asia Pacific Countries
RMS said it is rolling out new economic exposure datasets for five Asia Pacific countries, information that should better help perform detailed risk assessments for potential natural disasters. The ...
Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Could Hit $750 Billion Annually in 15 Years: AIR Study
Economic losses from global natural catastrophes likely will triple over the next 15 years, unless steps are taken to reduce bad development choices, according to preliminary results of a catastrophe ...
Dollars and Sense: Risk-Based Pricing Helps Insurers Find Opportunities
Today, many insurers believe there is no bad risk—it just needs to be priced properly. As the market trends toward more analytic- and data-driven decisions, insurers are continually exploring ways ...
Amlin Sets Sights on Latin American Growth With New Miami Beachhead
Amlin Plc, a Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, is the latest carrier to expand its focus on Latin America by way of Miami. The new Amlin office had a soft launch last October and formally ...