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Natural Catastrophes Created $31B in Global Insured Losses Through H1: Swiss Re’s Sigma
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2016 reached US$31 billion, or 44 percent of total economic losses of US$71 billion, according to a ...
Allstate Reports $253M in Pretax Catastrophe Losses for July
Allstate's estimated pretax catastrophe losses for July hover around the $253 million mark, the latest high number in monthly warnings issued by the property/casualty insurer. Allstate explained in ...
Mark Your Calendar: Ford Plans Driverless Ridesharing Car by 2021
Ford Motor Co., which put the world on wheels a century ago, is now taking the driver out of the driver's seat. The company said it plans to have a fully autonomous vehicle -- no steering wheel, no ...
Global P/C Insurance Rate Declines Slowed Again in Q2: Marsh
The state of global insurance rates in the 2016 second quarter is very much a mixed bag. On the one hand, global insurance rates declined for the 13th consecutive quarter. However, this is the second ...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Tossed by Texas Judge
A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The ...
Liberty Mutual Turns to China for Latest Asia Joint Venture
Liberty Mutual Insurance, a longtime player in China, has formed a new joint venture there in a bid to become a major presence in a market dominated by local rivals. The Boston-based insurer said it ...
LA Commercial Buildings Likely More Resilient to Pending Flood Losses: AIR Worldwide
While it is early to determine insured and economic losses from massive flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi, an AIR Worldwide assessment of the damage offers some potential clues. The catastrophe ...
P/C Ratings Upgrades, Positive Outlooks Outpaced Negative in H1: A.M. Best
Property/casualty insurers can take comfort in the fact that ratings upgrades and positive outlooks outpaced downgrades and negative outlooks through the first half of 2016, according to a new A.M. ...