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Endurance Built Up Its Underwriting In a Mixed 3rd Quarter
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported a mixed 2014 third quarter stemming from big investments in underwriting and also some remnants from its failed push to snatch up Bermuda reinsurance rival ...
RiskInsight Model Tools Explained
In her article, "Why Open Platforms are the Logical Next Step for Catastrophe Risk Models," risk expert Karen Clark explains that an open platform starts with "reference" models for combinations of ...
Survey: Businesses Slow to Boost Cyber Insurance Coverage Despite Risks
While a majority of U.S. finance executives now see high-profile cyber-breaches as a major risk, many still have inadequate cyber insurance coverage, a new survey found. That finding comes from the ...
Britain’s Legal & General Group: Corporate Bulk Annuities Soar in 2014
Legal & General Group Plc's shares gained in London trading after the insurer said 2014 will be a record year for its corporate bulk annuities business, mitigating a 61 percent slump in sales to ...
Insurers Come Out Ahead in Court With HUD Disparate Impact Ruling
Property/casualty insurer trade groups won a court victory Monday when a federal judge ruled in their favor that the U.S. Fair Housing Act does not prohibit housing practices including the pricing of ...
Allied World Eyes Medical Facility Coverage Opportunities in the U.S.
Switzerland's Allied World Assurance Company Holdings sees insurance opportunity in the U.S. for broad medical facility coverage, and is launching a new product grouping to capitalize on the ...
CNA Wants 11,000 Former Employees to Give Up Their Pensions
CNA Financial Corp., the commercial insurer majority-owned by Loews Corp., offered lump-sum payments to 11,000 former employees to encourage them to give up their pensions. The program could reduce ...
Top 25 D&O Insurers Show Healthy Growth: SNL
Direct premiums written for the directors and officers liability insurance industry grew 7.35 percent year over year in the first half of 2014, rising to $2.91 billion, according to an SNL Financial ...