Claims & Reserving
Insurers Are Target Audience for New Online Dispute Resolution Startup
An offshore reinsurer has placed a bet that the future of insurance claims will include an option for consumers to resolve disputes online rather than in court. Greenlight Re, a specialty property ...
A Record? 500 U.S. Tornadoes in 30 Days
The U.S. has been rocked by 500 tornadoes in the past 30 days with a trapped jet stream in the atmosphere "stuck in neutral," the U.S. Storm Prediction Center said. In the past seven decades, only ...
Expect Up to 8 Hurricanes During the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a "near normal" season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to ...
Brazil Is Suing Top Tobacco Firms to Recover Public Health Treatment Costs
Brazil is suing the world's largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, in a landmark case aimed at recovering the public health treatment costs of ...
Bankrupt California Utility Allowed to Establish a $105M Wildfire Victim Fund
PG&E Corp may set up a $105 million housing fund for victims of 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California, which set records for devastation and were blamed on the utility's equipment, the judge ...
Wild U.S. Weather Switcheroo Could Further Soak Midwest, Dry Out South
Different parts of the U.S. are set to see wildly disparate weather conditions next week, potentially rattling energy and agricultural markets. A potentially record-setting heat wave will probably ...
Ship Attacks Prompt London Marine Insurers to Widen Middle East Threat Zone
London's marine insurance market has extended the list of waters deemed as high risk to include Oman, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf after ship attacks off Fujairah, officials said on Friday. ...
Europe’s Biggest Insurers Hit With Massive Bill From Boeing Crashes
Europe's biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 ...