Underwriting
Liberty Mutual’s Q2 Net Income Hits Double-Digit Drop
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $393 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, down $55 million or 12.3 percent from the same period in 2013. Net ...
AIG to Pay $305M for Ageas’ U.K. Life Protection Insurance Arm
American International Group said it will pay $305 million for the U.K. life protection insurance division of Belgium's Ageas Group. Assuming regulators sign off on the deal to by Ageas Protect Ltd, ...
The Promise of Predictive Analytics in Commercial Lines
In "Predictive Modeling Pitfalls: When to Be Cautious," published by Carrier Management last month, Ira Robbin from AIG presents a compelling case for exhibiting care when developing and implementing ...
Research Shows Ripple Effect of Emergency Room Closings on Nearby Hospitals
In the first analysis of its kind, UC San Francisco research shows that emergency department closures can have a ripple effect on patient outcomes at nearby hospitals. In a study of more than 16 ...
Obesity Linked to Worker Fatigue: Researchers
U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Based on results from a study published in the Journal of Occupational and ...
Forecasters Reaffirm Below-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
Colorado State University (CSU) researchers continue to predict a below-average hurricane season for the Atlantic basin in 2014, citing exceptionally unfavorable hurricane formation conditions in the ...
Q2 Survey: P/C Commercial Rate Hikes Keep Slowing
In some sobering news for commercial property/casualty insurers, the 2014 second quarter brought slower rate increases and even some price dips. That's according to the latest quarterly survey of the ...
The Hartford Discloses a Second-Quarter Slump
The Hartford Financial Services Group said Wednesday its 2014 second quarter net loss widened to $467 million, compared to a net loss of $190 million during last year's second quarter. The results ...