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CoreLogic Announces New EQECAT Platform, Japan EQ, Two Other Models
CoreLogic, a provider of property information, analytics and data-enabled services, released a new version of its EQECAT natural catastrophe modeling platform on Wednesday. The new platform contains ...
Tacchetti Replacing LaRocco as AssureStart CEO
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, announced that its board of directors named Greg Tacchetti ...
Cat Bond Prices May Have Reached the Bottom: Fitch
Catastrophe bond prices have been falling in 2014, but they may not sink any lower, Fitch Ratings suggested in a statement Tuesday, pointing to Munich Reinsurance Group's decision to pull its Queen ...
Allianz: Many U.S. Residents Want Foreign Vacation Insurance Coverage
Nearly half of Americans would consider buying travel insurance for future foreign vacations due to recent world events, according to a new survey. The finding is among the conclusions contained in ...
GC Securities Places First World Bank Cat Bond
In what appears to be a milestone for the cat bond sector, GC Securities said it has placed the first catastrophe bond issued by the World Bank. GC Securities (part of Guy Carpenter, itself a ...
Nomura Warns Inflation Risks Could Tar Long-term Insurance Earnings
Property/casualty insurers' 2014 second-quarter earnings will generally serve as a model of stability, though inflation and other factors may adversely affect long-term trends, Nomura Equity Research ...
Midyear Re Prices Down Up to 25 Percent
Reinsurance prices fell by as much as 25 percent in key markets midyear as pension funds poured in money and demand for cover from insurance companies remained subdued, brokers said on Tuesday. ...
Tropical Storm Arthur Watch: Small Turns Could Mean Big Impact
As Tropical Storm Arthur develops off Florida's coast, AIR Worldwide isn't predicting an major insurance damage. But small moves can mean big changes, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said ...