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Sweeping U.S Regulatory Revamp Passes U.S. House
Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically ...
Shipping Insurance Policies Fall Short, Exposing Industry to Cyber Threats
Shipping companies grappling with the threat of cyber attacks on vessels are finding insurance policies often fall short, officials involved in both industries say, a risk that could feed through ...
Reinsurance Capacity Still Outpacing Demand Growth
Capacity continues to outpace the growth of reinsurance demand despite insurers' continued efforts to optimize their view of reinsurance as capital and expand into growing lines of business and ...
Arctic Cold Leaves Tens of Thousands in Southeast Europe Without Power
Arctic chill and heavy snowfall left tens of thousands of households in southeastern Europe without electricity and roiled the region's power markets as rivers froze over, cables failed and ...
Insurance Carriers Take Note: Most Customers Want Computer-Generated Advice Options
Insurance carriers looking to embrace or enhance their ability to provide customers computer-generated advice and services should know that most consumers globally approve of the practice. But they ...
Business Interruption, Encompassing Many Risks, Remains a Top Corporate Concern in 2017
Business interruption is a top global corporate risk for the fifth year in a row. But worries about Brexit and incoming U.S. President Donald Trump also made the list of companies' 2017 fears and ...
XL Group Estimates a $245M Net Loss for Q4 2016 Natural Catastrophes
XL Group Ltd. estimates that natural catastrophes in fourth-quarter 2016 cost approximately $245 million. This preliminary estimate is pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums, XL ...
A Polarized World Heightens Risk: World Economic Forum
Rising inequality and social polarization are set to shape world developments for the next decade after contributing to Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the ballot-box success of ...