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Harvey, Irma-Ravaged Farms May Miss Out on U.S. Govt. Crop Insurance Cover
In the U.S, government-backed insurance plans help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters. Unfortunately for the produce growers that were ravaged by recent hurricanes, a lot of the ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers, Markel and Berkley
Travelers has redesigned its personal insurance web experience. Markel has enhanced its professional liability coverage for hard-to-place law firms. Berkley is now offering per-project primary limits ...
Hurricane Maria Rips Roofs off in Dominica; U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Are Next
Hurricane Maria caused "mind boggling damage," ripping off roofs across the small island of Dominica before pushing on toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday as the second ...
Brexit Drives XL Group to Shift EU HQ to Ireland
XL Group is the latest property/casualty insurer to make plans to move its European insurance company headquarters from the United Kingdom in response to its vote to leave the European Union. The ...
Harvey Likely Hit Hiscox With $150M in Net Insurance Claims
Specialist insurer Hiscox Ltd. believe it will see net claims from Hurricane Harvey hovering around $150 million. The number is based on an insured market loss prediction of $25 billion, excluding ...
InsurTech Investment Is Surging in Europe as Carriers Modify Customer Interactions
Insurers are counting on real-time technology to help them cut back payouts, from a system warning ships of nearby pirates to an app offering to buy sleepy drivers a coffee on the motorway. The lure ...
Hackers Compromised CCleaner Free Software, Putting Legions of Devices at Risk
Hackers broke into British company Piriform's free software for optimizing computer performance last month potentially allowing them to control the devices of more than two million users, the company ...
Harvey, Irma Will Create Short-Term Hardened Property Market; Early Capital Concerns Minimal
Damage left by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will lead to a hardened property market and pricing correction, at least in the short-term, according to a new KPMG survey. In related news, a new Morgan ...