Underwriting
WSJ: Were Risks of a Catastrophic Landslide in Washington Ignored?
County officials have said that they weren't aware of a 15-year-old report that warned about the risks of a catastrophic landslide in their Washington state region. But in the wake of a March 22 ...
Chubb Survey: Execs Worry About Overseas Expansion Risks
As U.S. and Canadian businesses plan to expand their business overseas this year, their executives are worried about supply chain failures, data breaches and political instability, according to a ...
Munich Re CEO Blames Capital Mkt Interest Rates For Profit Hit
Munich Re' s net profit fell in the first quarter, its chief executive on Wednesday, hit by low capital market interest rates that continue to weigh on investment income at the world's largest ...
Validus Looking to Grow in U.S. Insurance Market, CEO Says
The chief executive officer of Validus Holdings said that there are growth opportunities for the group's insurance operations in the United States, at a time when growth for the Bermuda reinsurance ...
Hartford CEO McGee Crows About Insurer’s ‘Transformation’
A day after Hartford Financial Services Group announced vastly improved financials and plans to unload its Japan operations, Chairman, President and CEO Liam McGee was positively bullish during the ...
Customers Switching Auto Insurers Unhappy with New Prices: J.D. Power Rankings
Customers who switch auto insurance carriers due to poor service often end up sorry they did because they end up paying more with their new insurer, according to the latest J.D. Power 2014 U.S. ...
FIO’s Affordability Study Needs Unified Industry Input: Howard Mills’ View
There are very few sure things in life, but among the closest to a certainty is that every year, on the ubiquitous year-end lists of top risks insurers face in the year to come, regulatory risk will ...
Mortgage Insurer MGIC Rallies As U.S. Housing Market Improves
Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp posted its highest quarterly profit since 2007 as fewer homeowners defaulted on their payments in an improving U.S. housing market, sending the company's shares ...