Claims & Reserving
The EU Struggles to Ease Fears Over Committing to Carbon Neutral Target by 2050
EU nations hoping to help lead the fight against global warming by agreeing to go carbon neutral by 2050 at a summit on Thursday engaged in last-ditch diplomacy to ease fears among central and ...
California Utility Will Pay $1B to Settle Fire Claims With Local Governments
PG&E Corp will pay $1 billion as part of its bankruptcy reorganization to more than a dozen local governments in California struck by wildfires in recent years, the company and lawyers for the ...
Why Hail Storm Losses Began Rising in 2008 Remains a Mystery
In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the U.S. was hit with a weather phenomenon little noted by anyone beyond the insurance industry. The country's losses ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...
Two Oil Tankers Damaged in Suspected Attack Near Persian Gulf
Two oil tankers were damaged on Thursday in a suspected attack near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, stoking fears that high-stakes diplomatic efforts won't avert a military confrontation between ...
Property/Casualty Insurance in the Age of ‘Humane Automation’
Welcome to the age of "humane automation." As organizations ramp up technology investments in search of greater efficiency, a global conversation is emerging around the need to use artificial ...
The Latest Launches From Zurich and Everest Insurance
Zurich has a new hurricane deductible buy-back program. Everest Insurance expanded its workers compensation capabilities for the marine industry. *** Zurich has launched Cat4Home, a new hurricane ...
For Legacy Carriers, It’s About Technology With a ‘Human Touch’
The digital transformation of the insurance industry isn't just for InsurTech startups any more. At Allstate, 60 percent of claims are now filed with a cell phone application that allows ...