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Smartphones Could Replace Black Boxes for Auto Rating
The next steps in applying telematics to auto insurance pricing could involve using your smartphone to track your driving behavior, an insurance actuary said recently. During a presentation at a ...Lucky Or Smart? Experts Weigh In On P/C Industry’s Sandy Impact
While a rating agency analyst contends that good risk management is protecting insurers as they face a new normal level of catastrophe losses, other experts believe luck is playing a bigger role than ...NOAA Exec Outlines Flood Claim Challenges, Warns On Storm Surge
A mandate prescribed by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform law is a major challenge for a federal weather agency, an executive of NOAA revealed at an insurance conference recently. Edward ...
Construction Sector On The Mend; Private Projects Leading The Way
In addition to providing a bullish forecast on the U.S. energy sector, an insurance industry economist predicts better times ahead of commercial insurers with premiums tied to the construction and ...Move Over Saudi Arabia; U.S. To Lead In Oil Production, Hartwig Says
Commercial insurers scoping out industries and regions with the most economic growth potential should look to the energy sector and the Dakotas to boost their top lines, an insurance industry ...
Navigating the Low Interest Rate Environment
Central banks in developed economies have driven interest rates down to record lows, causing investment income to fall sharply, and putting pressure on earnings. The primary challenges for ...