Claims & Reserving
U.S. Drought Footprint in January Reached Largest Levels Since 2014
In January, the East was cold, the West was warm and drought reached its largest extent since 2014, the National Centers for Environmental Information said Wednesday. The average temperature across ...
Most Companies’ Cybersecurity Readiness Falls Short: Hiscox Study
There are major shortfalls in the cybersecurity readiness of a large majority of firms—a reality revealed in a new international Hiscox study that reveals both a marketing opportunity and cause for ...
Latest Amtrak Crash Underscores Pending Deadline for Rail Safety System
Only about a quarter of U.S. railroad tracks that carry passenger trains have an anti-crash system that safety officials say could have prevented a fatal weekend crash, even though a year-end ...
Cyber FICO Ratings Could Benefit Insurance Underwriting in Multiple Ways
Nearly 30 years ago the Fair Isaac Corporation ("FICO") first introduced its metric for measuring creditworthiness. Since then, the FICO Score has become a default metric used by countless market ...
California Wildfire Insurance Claims Hit $12B Mark, a Record
Insurance claims from last year's deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday. The staggering ...
French Dairy Company Scandal Over Contaminated Baby Milk Goes Global; Multiple Lawsuits Likely
French dairy group Lactalis could have been producing salmonella-tainted baby milk since 2005, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Thursday, adding the growing crisis was likely to cost the ...
QBE Faces $1.2B in ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophe Claims for 2017
QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a $1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on "unprecedented" natural catastrophe claims. "This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an ...
Global Elite’s Biggest Risk Worries: Cyber Attacks and War in the Age of Trump
The threat of large-scale cyberattacks and a "deteriorating geopolitical landscape" since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump have jumped to the top of the global ...
