Commercial Lines
Zurich, AIG and ACE Among Insurers Likely Hit by Napa Valley Quake
The earthquake that struck northern California yesterday will lead to economic losses of as much as $4 billion, fueled by damaged wineries and shuttered businesses that rely on tourists. Insurers ...
Iceland Retracts Volcanic Eruption Warning But Monitoring Continues
Iceland is monitoring rumbling at the Bardarbunga volcano for a second week after it yesterday retracted an announcement of an eruption and eased a warning to airlines over a possible ash plume. The ...
Deadly Landslides Hamper Hiroshima Rescue Efforts
Military, police and fire personnel searched through the night for missing victims after downpours in Hiroshima triggered a series of deadly landslides this week. The death toll rose to 42, with 43 ...
Best and Worst Performing Regional Carriers: Assured Research
Which regional carriers made an underwriting profit in 2013? Analysts at Assured Research listed the Top 5 and Bottom 5 private and public regional insurers based on statutory combined ratios. (Click ...
Winds Blowing West, Southwest for Regional Carrier Growth
The wide open spaces of the West and Southwest are beckoning some U.S. property/casualty insurers looking to grow premium volumes in previously uncharted territories, according to a new analysis of ...
6.1 California Earthquake Damages Historic Buildings, Injures Many
The strongest earthquake to strike northern California in 25 years crumpled historic buildings, cracked roads and highways and damaged wineries in the world- renowned Napa Valley. Scores of people ...
Viewpoint: Underwriting, Acronyms and Climate Change
Floating together in a muck of alphabet soup the insurance industry, the government and the scientific community can be assured success in at least one thing amid their combined efforts to deal with ...
Earthquake Insurer Startup Expands Into Multiple States
Palomar Specialty Insurance Company has expanded into 10 more states, six months after launching as a provider of commercial and residential earthquake insurance. The California-based company ...