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Fitch: China Insurers Will Face Bulk of Insured Losses From Explosion
China's homegrown insurers will likely face the bulk of the financial losses from massive explosions at a chemical storage site in Tianjin earlier this month. What's more, the claims could hurt, ...
U.S. Crop-Insurance Claims Soar After Adverse Weather Curtails Planting
Insurance claims filed by U.S. farmers for crops they couldn't plant have jumped 48 percent this year, government data show, the latest indication of how adverse weather is curbing production of corn ...
Novarica: ‘Agile’ Methodology Is Transforming Insurance Industry IT Development
In the last seven years, the use of agile methodology across the insurance industry has gone from zero to 90 percent. The agile model, a newer software development approach, involves more ...
Allianz Sees Limited Losses From China Explosion; Other Insurers Still Assessing
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurance company, said it doesn't expect "major" financial losses from explosions at a chemical storage site in China, as the death toll from the disaster increased. ...
Claims Process Will Gain From Drones, AI and the IoT: Strategy Meets Action
Drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are considered the top three technologies that will impact claims, according to a new report by Boston-based insurance research ...
European Captive Insurers Using Solvency II Regs to Improve Themselves: A.M. Best
When Solvency II capital standards first became known, owners of captive insurers viewed the new regulations as burdensome and costly. But European captives and their owners view requirements as an ...
Death Toll in China Blast Rises to 112; Contamination Fears Persist
Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination. Hundreds ...
Congress Considers Ways to Reverse Surge in Illegal Drone Flights
U.S. lawmakers are considering steps to reverse a disturbing rise in illegal drone flights, including new government enforcement tools to crack down on rogue flyers, especially near airports, ...