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La Niña May Be Coming, Along With Higher Atlantic Hurricane Risks
Think of it as Mother Nature's roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Nino and La Nina that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide. El Nino—spurred on by a ...
The Latest Launches from XL Catlin, Guy Carpenter and Assurant
Guy Carpenter & Co. and a partner are coming up with a new cyber aggregation model. XL Catlin beefed up its professional liability coverage for small U.S. architectural and engineering firms. ...
Many Auto Insurance Websites Disappoint Consumers: J.D. Power
Auto Insurance executives may want to take a second look at their consumer websites. While overall customers are more satisfied with their experience shopping online for auto insurance, they are less ...
Practical Tips for Disrupting Insurance Distribution
Creating anything less than an online agency directly offering bindable insurance rates from a limited selection of carriers won't cut it for technology companies trying to disrupt insurance ...
Liberty Mutual Launches $150M VC Fund Targeting Innovative Technology
Liberty Mutual formed a new venture capital arm devoted to investments in innovative technology useful to the insurance industry. Liberty Mutual Global Consumer Markets, Liberty Mutual's personal ...
Texas Hailstorms Fueled Allstate’s $633M Pre-Tax April Catastrophe Losses
Allstate reported $633 million in estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses for April, more than half of which came from three days of severe hailstorms in Texas. After taxes, the number comes in at $411 ...
Radian CEO Ibrahim to Retire After Leading Mortgage Insurer Since 2005
Radian Group Inc., the second-largest U.S. mortgage insurer, said Chief Executive Officer S.A. Ibrahim will step down at the end of next year after steering the company through the financial crisis ...
RMS: $77B of San Francisco Property at Risk From Sea-Level Rise by 2100
By the year 2100, up to $77 billion of property in San Francisco will be at risk from sea-level rise, according to an analysis from global catastrophe risk management firm RMS. The analysis found ...