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Workplace Injury Claims Keep Dropping With Increase in Older Workers
The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that one might think should increase claims frequency, according to a ...
Two Years Late, the P/C Insurance Market Is Finally Hardening: W.R. Berkley CEO
Two years after the property/casualty insurance market experienced historic catastrophe losses, it is finally showing signs of hardening, said W.R. Berkley Corp.'s president and CEO. W. Robert ...
Rate Increases Bear Fruit During W.R. Berkley’s Q1; Net Investment Income Dips
W.R. Berkley Corp enjoyed solid premium growth in the 2019 first quarter and its reinsurance arm booked encouraging results, with the carrier crediting "further rate improvement" for the positive ...
Alternative Capital Grew Again in 2018 Even as Total Reinsurance Capital Dropped: Willis Re
While total dedicated reinsurance capital dropped in 2018, alternative capital continued its steady rise, according to a report published by Willis Re. Total dedicated reinsurance capital – which ...
Warm Pacific, Weak El Niño Are Soaking Midwest Farms, Slowing Commerce
American farmers raising their fists to the sky this year may be better off directing their ire toward the ocean. Abnormally warm water in the eastern Pacific, along with a weak El Nino along the ...
Aon Combines Construction & Engineering and Inland Marine Teams Into Single Unit
Aon plc announced it has combined its Construction & Engineering and Inland Marine teams into a single, dedicated global unit within its Reinsurance Solutions business. The new Global ...
Cyber Attacks on Businesses and the Losses They Inflict Are Rising
Cyber attacks on businesses around the globe are on the rise, as well as the losses they inflict. Approximately 61 percent of firms dealt with a cyber attack over the last year, compared to 45 ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers and Pie Insurance
Travelers has come out with a new mobile app designed to help business insurance customers access numerous risk management tools. Pie Insurance has expanded its workers compensation coverage for ...