Underwriting
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
Having Multiple Jobs Increases Work-Related Safety Risks: Liberty Mutual
More than 14 million U.S. residents now have multiple jobs. They're also more likely to face work-related injury compared to individuals who only have one employer, a wide-ranging new study has ...
NAMIC: FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Raise Liability Concerns
With commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, expected to increase markedly, the door is open for the insurance industry to take on the challenge of insuring this emerging ...
Two Verisk Divisions Address Cyber and Hail Risks With New Products
Hail and cyber attacks are two of the bigger property/casualty risks, one long-standing and the other, a fast-evolving problem. Two Verisk Analytics subsidiaries have rolled out new products designed ...
RMS Targets South Korea With Wide-Ranging Cat Flood Risk Catalog
RMS is rolling out a wide-ranging series of flood risk models for South Korea, the catastrophe modeling firm has disclosed. Known formally as the South Korea Probabilistic Flood Maps and Scenario ...
New Credit Card Tech Falls Short in Addressing Security Problems
New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. But despite a price ...
Liberty Mutual Finishes Out 2014 Strong, But Catastrophe Losses Grow
Liberty Mutual Holding Company finished out 2014 with gains in net written premium, net income and an improved combined ratio. But catastrophe losses jumped substantially due to costs from a number ...
State Farm’s 2014 Underwriting Loss Partly Countered By Investment Gains
State Farm reported an underwriting loss in 2014, though investment and other income still helped leave it with an operating profit. The insurer's combined property/casualty underwriting loss landed ...