Specialty
A Diminished Hurricane Matthew Lands in South Carolina; 1.5 Million Lose Power
More than 1.5 million people were without power and hundreds of flights were grounded as Hurricane Matthew came ashore Saturday in South Carolina, rapidly losing strength along the way. Matthew ...
Hurricane Matthew Idles Plants, People, Goods Up Florida’s Atlantic Coast
Disruptions to air travel, manufacturing, supply chains and retail stores spread on Friday as Hurricane Matthew worked its way up Florida's Atlantic coast, leaving people and goods stranded and ...
The Latest Launches From The Hanover Insurance Group and Mitsui Sumitomo
The Hanover Insurance Group beefed up its policy base form for small businesses with a number of new coverage and benefits. Two divisions from Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo will team up with a third party ...
Execs to stay at Endurance After SOMPO Completes Acquisition, Pleasing S&P
Japan's SOMPO Holdings Inc.'s may be snatching up up Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. in a $6.3 billion deal, but executives plan to remain with the acquired company, and Standard & Poor's sees ...
Forecasters Saw Hurricane Matthew’s Damage Before It Happened
As Hurricane Matthew rolled toward Florida last week, the meteorologists at Verisk Analytics were tracking its every move. They weren't just plotting the usual meteorological stuff, though, and ...
Hurricane Matthew Reaches Florida; Millions in U.S. Southeast Told to Flee
Millions of people in the U.S. southeast were ordered to flee as Hurricane Matthew, set to become the strongest storm to hit the country since 2005, headed toward Florida's East Coast after leaving ...
The P/C Insurance Industry and Analysts Scramble for Hurricane Matthew
With news that Hurricane Matthew could hit Florida and nearby states by Friday as a Category 4 storm, the property/casualty insurance industry scrambled on Thursday to assess and prepare for the ...
Markel, EMC Join Global Insurance Accelerator Program
Markel and EMC Insurance Companies have invested in the Global Insurance Accelerator, a business focused on developing innovative insurance-centric startups. Eight insurers are already participating ...