Personal Lines
Willis and UnipolSai Sponsor First Cat Bond For Italian Earthquake Risk
An Italian insurance company and a division of Willis Group Holdings plc completed what is billed as the insurance/reinsurance industry's first indemnity-trigger catastrophe bond for Italian ...
El Nino Conditions Could Last Until Spring in Northern Hemisphere
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere's early spring to 85 percent, boosting the probability that ...
Lloyd’s, Fulbright Commission Expand Risk-Related Research Program
Lloyd's of London and the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission announced recently that they've extended and expanded a program designed to pursue risk-related research in the U.S. The partnership, through ...
Progressive Insurance CEO Renwick Sounds off on Big Insurance Trends
By his own admission Progressive Insurance CEO Glenn Renwick (and his company) may not be right about the impact certain macro trends will have on the insurance industry, but in his view "it's ...
U.K. Insurers Hit With Tougher Financial Conduct Rules
U.K. insurers face tougher conduct rules as the Financial Conduct Authority makes it easier to hold individuals at financial firms to account for failures on their watch. The FCA issued final rules ...
Iran, Minus Sanctions, Could Be Huge Boon For Insurers/Reinsurers: A.M. Best
The potential lifting of trade sanctions on Iran could present a huge opportunity for insurers and reinsurers in the months and years ahead, A.M. Best concluded in a new briefing. Right now, the ...
S&P: Berkshire Hathaway Risks Ratings Cut Over $37.2B Acquisition
News this week that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to spend $37.2 billion to acquire Precision Castparts Inc. is troubling Standard & Poor's. The ratings stalwart placed the company and its ...
American Family Insurance Plans to Launch Commercial Drone Pilot Tests
Wisconsin's American Family Insurance plans to test the use of commercial drones this fall as a way to quicken its response to catastrophes. American Family's move into the drone space comes not long ...