Emerging Markets
Insurance Distribution Platform Cover Genius Plans Expansion With $10M Financing
Cover Genius, an InsurTech centered around an insurance distribution platform, has raised $10 million in new financing designed to fuel hiring and further global growth. King River Capital, a Sydney ...
Typhoon Hagibis Could Be One of 2019’s Costliest Catastrophe Events: Aon
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019's costliest events, with economic costs of more than $10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon's monthly catastrophe ...
What Is the ‘Next Opioids’ and What Will It Mean for Casualty Insurance?
Opioids litigation, with over 2,000 cases brought by state and local governments against dozens of defendants including opioids manufacturers, retailers and distributors, is being closely watched by ...
Encourage Your Team to Tackle the Hard Tasks First
Picture a busy staff with a heavy workload. To get through it, they tackle easy tasks first before jumping onto the hard stuff. In terms of efficiency and productivity, that's the wrong way to go, ...
The Latest Launches From Coalition and AIR Worldwide
Coalition is debuting a free, publicly available cybersecurity and risk assessment tool. Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide released a Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for India.
Insured Losses From Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Could Reach $11B: RMS Estimate
Insured losses stemming from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan will hit between $7 billion and $11 billion, catastrophe modeling firm RMS is estimating. While last month's Typhoon Faxai was a wind-driven ...
PCS Extends Catastrophe Methodology to More Asia/Pacific Countries
Property Claims Services (PCS), a Verisk subsidiary, has extended the catastrophe loss aggregation methodology, previously developed for use in Japan, to cover more territories in the region. ...
$110B: The Potential Cost of a Cyber Attack on Asia’s Ports
A cyber attack on Asian ports could cost as much as $110 billion, or half the total global loss from natural catastrophes in 2018, a Lloyd's of London-backed report said on Wednesday. Cyber insurance ...
Limit Referral Hiring, Reduce Workplace Bias
Leaders looking to hire new employees have long used referrals to get the job done. But in an age when corporations are more sensitive and aware of the need to reduce bias in the workplace, limiting ...