Specialty
Prediction: Travel Insurance Could See 5 Percent Growth in 2017
Travelers insurance sales could grow as much as 5 percent in 2017 due, in part, to an expected increase in vacation travel and more worries about international terrorism, a division of Berkshire ...
Group Calls for Cutting-Edge Tech Infusion in U.S. Flood Insurance Program Revamp
A U.S. flood insurance program that is drowning in billions of dollars in debt can be modernized to bolster its finances while curbing the public's exposure to flood risks, a national coalition said ...
W.R Berkley’s Q4 Produced Both Higher Investment Income and Cat Losses
W.R. Berkley's 2016 fourth quarter was a productive one despite higher catastrophe losses, with soaring investment income and a steady increase in premiums. The insurer reported nearly $153 million ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Appoints Asher as President; Will Focus on Innovation, Analytics
Liberty Mutual's Safeco Insurance appointed a new president,an insider who has focused on analytics and other innovations. Tyler Asher takes over Safeco after nearly 18 years with the insurer in ...
Validus to Pay $127.5M for Archer Daniels Midland’s Crop Risk Biz
Validus Holdings Ltd. will buy up Archer Daniels Midland Company's Crop Risk Services business for $127.5 million in cash. Plans call for using cash on hand to fund the deal. Validus said it expects ...
JLT Group Acquires Majority Stake in U.S.-Based Construction Risk Partners
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc said it has acquired a majority stake in Construction Risk Partners LLC, a U.S.-based construction risk and surety specialty insurance broker. Financial terms were ...
Trump’s Push to Streamline Government Places the FIO’s Future in Question
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the Federal Insurance Office's future is far from certain. Created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in 2010 and launched in 2011, the Federal Insurance ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Heading for 2016 Underwriting Loss: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty industry will likely post a small underwriting loss for 2016 after three previous years of underwriting profits, A.M. Best said in a new report. A.M. Best's report ...