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Fitch: Berkshire Hathaway’s Commercial Insurance Success Threatens Smaller Rivals
Berkshire Hathaway's expansion into the U.S. commercial lines market in recent years has been immensely successful for the company, giving it the ability to crowd out smaller rivals, Fitch Ratings ...
Climate Change Places Investment Returns at Risk: Mercer
Climate change could adversely affect investment returns in the coming years. With that in mind, investors should rely on environmental risk modeling to determine how to adapt and minimize impact, ...
Long-Term Stability of Reinsurance Market Questioned
The reinsurance market is moving from coverage of acts of God to one that covers commoditized risks – an evolution that could have long-term implications for market stability and trading ...
Willis: IT Costs Trump Cyber Concerns For Financial Services Firms
Rising costs for information technology infrastructure pose greater concerns for financial services firms than regulation or cyber attacks, a survey showed on Monday. IT costs came second only to ...
Standard & Poor’s: U.S. Insurers Responding Cautiously to Soaring Cyber Coverage Demand
Standard & Poor's predicts a major jump in demand for cyber insurance in the coming years, with interest initially outstripping supply. U.S. insurers will respond gradually, however, entering the ...
Marsh: P/C Carriers Keeping Up With Soaring Interest in Commercial Drones
Property/casualty insurers have responded positively to the soaring interest in and use of commercial drones, even as global regulators struggle to keep up with the nascent industry, Marsh asserted ...
Climate Change Not Yet Boosting Atlantic Hurricane Activity: Karen Clark & Co.
Climate change may be ongoing, but it doesn't seem to have any measurable effect so far on North Atlantic hurricanes that drive cat market losses. The future, however, could be much more risky. ...
A.M. Best: Gross Written Reinsurance Premium Drops in London Market
Lloyd's gross written reinsurance premium dropped more than 5 percent from 2013 to 2014, underscoring the competitive threat to the London market posed by local and regional reinsurance hubs, A.M. ...