Specialty
Corporate America Already Planning for Climate Change Challenges, Business Interruption Risks
Bank of America Corp. worries flooded homeowners will default on their mortgages. The Walt Disney Co. is concerned its theme parks will get too hot for vacationers, while AT&T Inc. fears ...
White House Is Major 2019 Geopolitical Risk: I.I.I. Joint Industry Forum
As insurers track both old and new risks heading into 2019, here's one that carriers don't typically consider: The White House. David Wessel, director of The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary ...
The Latest Launches From Bunker, BHSI, AXA and USAA
Bunker is now offering a real-time proof of insurance process for on-demand workers. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding its North American Transactional Liability Insurance business ...
2018 Catastrophe Losses Faced 60 Percent Protection Gap: Aon
Economic costs of 2018's 394 natural catastrophe events came to $225 billion with insurance covering $90 billion of the overall total. The results reflect the fourth costliest year on record of ...
Two Markel CATCo Execs Depart After Discovery of ‘Undisclosed Personal Relationship’
Markel Corp. said two executives from one of its divisions have departed after an ongoing internal review discovered an "undisclosed personal relationship" between them that violated company ...
Chubb Estimates $585M in Q4 Pretax Cat Losses
Chubb disclosed an estimated $585 million in net catastrophe pretax losses for the 2018 fourth quarter, stemming mostly from storms and wildfires. After tax, those catastrophe losses totaled $505 ...
QBE Joins $30M Financing Round for Machine Learning Startup HyperScience
HyperScience, a startup using machine learning to automate office work-related data entry and more, attracted $30 million in Series B financing from investors including Australian insurer QBE. New ...
Pentagon Warns Climate Change Poses Dire Risks to Bases and Troops
The U.S. Defense Department has issued a dire report on how climate change could affect the nation's armed forces and security, warning that rising seas could inundate coastal bases and ...