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Risker P/C Industry Investments Likely as Returns Taper Off: Conning
The property/casualty insurance industry could very well see pricing taper into negative territory in 2015. Faced with that reality, plus low interest rates, companies may find them selves forced to ...
Swiss Re Americas CEO: Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation
Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at ...
Flood Risk Follows Record Snowfall in Western New York
Lake-effect snow that killed eight people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping tomorrow, when temperatures will start to rise along with ...
EBI Platform Combines Telematics With CRM and Marketing Tools
A new telematic platform is being marketed to insurance companies worldwide as "the first permanent communication channel between car insurance companies and their customers." The Event-Based ...
Hold on. My Phone Says I’m Having a Heart Attack: Top Tech Trends Revealed
"We're going to see more changes in the next 25 years than we've seen in the last 100," a futurist told a group of insurance professionals at an industry meeting last week. The pronouncement by ...
Towers Watson: Insurers Benefit from Proactive Claims Handling
Proactive claims handling is crucial to an insurer's bottom line, according to the latest Towers Watson survey of 35 property/casualty claims officers. The main operational goals of the U.S. P/C ...
Report: AIG Wants At Least $450M For Luxury South Korean Hotel
AIG Global Real Estate, a unit of American International Group Inc., is seeking at least $450 million from the sale of a luxury hotel in the South Korean capital, people with knowledge of the matter ...
Half of U.S. Now Being Hammered By Winter Snow
Here's another reminder of how cold it's been so far this season. Yesterday snow cover across the contiguous 48 states reached 50.4 percent before dropping back to 50.2 today, according to model ...