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Which Will Come First: Driverless Trucks or Commercial Auto Profits?
Commercial auto insurance hasn't produced an industrywide combined ratio below 105 in the United States since 2010, according to a Guy Carpenter analysis, which says the line's poor performance is a ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pac Region
The Asia Pacific region remains highly vulnerable to major catastrophes, RMS said yesterday, announcing a list of 10 "1-in-100-year" events possible in the vast area that includes the Pacific Ring of ...
More Tornadoes Spinning Eastward to Populated Areas, Worrying Scientists
Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting—decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. ...
Catastrophes Give Insurers a Chance to Show Their Humanity, Says W.R. Berkley’s CEO
The aftermath of Hurricane Michael and other catastrophes this fall gives insurers a chance to show that they care about more than just numbers, W.R. Berkley's president and CEO said. "Hopefully this ...
UK Attorney General Is Latest Hurdle to a Brexit Deal
When Theresa May promoted a little-known, pro-Brexit lawyer to be attorney general in July, she hoped he would be the right man to take on the legal complexities of the U.K.'s divorce talks with the ...
New Mortgage Bond Offerings Minimizes Hurricane Risk Even When Storm Strikes
Hurricane Florence damaged some 30 Invitation Homes Inc. residential properties when it walloped the Carolinas in September, but that hasn't kept the houses out of a new mortgage-backed securities ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley Corp. and AXIS Capital Holdings
W.R. Berkley Corp. promoted two executives: one within its Berkley Public Entity arm and the other at its Admiral Insurance Unit. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. appointed an executive to its board of ...