Claims & Reserving
Tower Group Reports $500M Loss for Second-Quarter 2013, Job Cuts
On Friday, Tower announced a second-quarter loss of more than $0.5 billion, with previously disclosed reserve and goodwill charges contributing to the result. The company also said it is cutting ...
Scientists Develop Breakthrough Computer Forecasting Models for Wildfires
Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique that offers the promise, for the first time, of producing continually updated daylong predictions of wildfire growth throughout the ...
Setbacks Outweigh Gains in World’s Bid to Meet Carbon Goals: Study
The world is getting further off track in limiting global warming with setbacks in Japan and Australia outweighing positive signals from the United States and China, a study showed on Wednesday. A ...
Insured Loss for Midwest Tornadoes Could be $1B: RMS
The tornado outbreak that occurred on Nov. 17 could become the insurance industry's first billion-dollar severe weather event to occur in November, according to RMS. The catastrophe modeling firm ...
Insurers Express Interest in Fund to Protect Customers of Bankrupt Brokers
Eight private insurers have expressed interest in participating in a fund to provide insurance for losses suffered by customers of futures brokers that go bankrupt as in the cases of MF Global and ...
Allianz Expects Boost from Asia, Brazil, East Europe Markets and Cyber Liability, Energy Products
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said markets such as Asia, Brazil and eastern Europe as well as products that protect against cyber risks will increase revenue at its industrial insurance unit. ...
Allianz Looks to Boost U.S. Presence, Improve Fireman’s Fund: Bhojwani
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country. "It is a monster market," Gary Bhojwani, the ...
Probe of RSA Irish Accounting Raises Doubt About CEO’s Controls at Insurer
In September, RSA Insurance Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Simon Lee expanded the role of his top Irish lieutenant, Philip Smith, and praised his "outstanding record." Two months later, he ...