Underwriting
D&O Pricing Catching Up To Loss Trends: Fitch
Direct written premiums for the directors and officers liability insurance line rose 6.9 percent last year, according to a recent analysis by Fitch Ratings, which also shows that direct loss ratios ...
Cell Phone Distracted Driving Crashes Under-Reported
Large state-by-state variations in the number of reports of fatal auto crashes that involve cell phone use are just one indication that these cases of distracted driving are under-reported, the ...
TRIA Debate Heats Up with Charge ‘Nervous Nelly’ P/C Insurers Enjoy $7B ‘Subsidy’
A consumer advocacy group says the property/casualty insurance industry has been getting a sweet deal worth about $7 billion as a result of the federal government's program to help pay terrorism ...
How To Reverse Declines In Your Management Liability Portfolio
What do you do when your management liability portfolio isn't producing the same rate of return it has in the past? The returns on today's D&O and EPLI policies are diminishing and are actually ...
Warning: Online Background Checks May Violate Fair Credit Law
Federal regulators this week warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Federal Trade Commission sent ...
New Jersey Gov. Christie Signs Single-Page Homeowners Summary Bill
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a bill that aims to help homeowners better understand their insurance policies. The legislation (A3642/S2502) requires homeowners' insurers to give ...
The Imperfect Science of Predicting Floods
Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of floating hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river. ...
Florida to Create Clearinghouse for Citizens Business
Florida lawmakers have approved legislation that seeks to slow the growth of the state-backed property insurer by diverting new policies into the private market while largely retaining the status quo ...