Wildfires Strike Northern California Once Again

Thousands were forced to flee their homes Monday as major wildfires encroached on a charred area of Northern California still recovering from severe blazes in recent years, sparking concern the state ...

Navigating the InsurTech Wave

Reinsurance companies increasingly are funding InsurTech startups in order to structure more innovative products and improve their business efficiencies, but how much impact on the industry will ...

How Do You Count Deaths From a Hurricane?

How many people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria? It's a question that has been debated since the powerful storm slammed into the island and devastated the U.S. territory last year. It's also ...

Fracking Doesn’t Impact Groundwater: Studies

New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom that has turned swaths of countryside into a major production zone for natural gas. ...

PartnerRe Rating Outlook Now Positive: A.M. Best

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks on the financial strength rating for most of the operating subsidiaries of PartnerRe Ltd to positive from stable, attributing the outlook change on the A ...