Underwriting
Eight New Companies Join Ward’s Annual Top 50 P/C Ranking
Eight new nominees join Ward Group's 2014 roundup of the 50 top performing property/casualty insurers. The recently released analysis crowns the best performers out of more than 3,000 companies in ...
Botnet Viruses Heighten Computer Hijacking Risk
The threat posed by criminal hackers who use networks of secretly hijacked computers has increased "dramatically" over the past several years, a top U.S. Justice Department prosecutor testified ...
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers: State-by-State Analysis
The highly thought-of share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry. "We try not to make it a battle," ...
70% of Critical Infrastructure Providers Have Been Breached: Survey
According to new research from Unisys Corporation, nearly 70 percent of companies responsible for critical infrastructure have reported at least one security breach in the past 12 months. The survey ...
Ridesharing Services: Insurers Slow to Grab the Wheel to Offer Coverage
Ridesharing services are becoming increasingly popular among consumers looking for a more convenient alternative to taxis or other forms of public transportation. Tracking the demand upsurge, new ...
Valen Analytics Releases New ‘Risk Score’ for Workers Comp Insurers
Valen Analytics, a provider of proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling to help insurers manage and drive underwriting profitability, has announced its new Risk Score for workers ...
Chicken Producer, London Insurers Beak-to-Beak in Product Recall Battle
Foster Farms and its London insurers are facing off over the definition of "product recall" as the poultry producer seeks payment of $14.2 million in claims arising from a government-mandated ...
Guy Carpenter: July 1 Renewal Rates Declined on Many Fronts
Insurance policy renewals as of July 1 declined by double digits in a number of lines and regions around the world, Guy Carpenter reported in a July 7 update. The market assessment echoes those made ...