Specialty
CEO Viewpoint: Seeing the Light Through the Mountain of Paper
Imagine explaining the concept of insurance to an alien. After the end of the elevator pitch, I guarantee they would think it was a pretty cool idea. At its heart, insurance is a simple and great ...
‘Attribution Science’ May Help Plaintiffs Push Climate Suits Ahead
Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision put an end to climate lawsuits alleging violations of the federal common law of public nuisance, a second round of state actions may get further, researchers ...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation?
A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from the leader of a liability risk analytics company recently: "Is it about ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re’s HSB, Brit Ld. and KCC
Munich Re's HSB Canada launched a collection of cyber insurance and services designed to protect small and medium-size businesses. Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, has ...
Mutual Insurers Returned Nearly $13B in Premiums Through 2020
Mutual insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums through 2020 in response to policyholders' COVID-19-related challenges, and the sector ran at an underwriting loss as a result. Still, the ...
RIMS Wants Attendees at Future Events to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination Proof
The insurance industry trade group RIMS now requires anyone attending its events in the coming months to provide they're fully-vaccinated for COV-19. RIMS said the requirement is effective ...
Investors Team Up in Call for Governments to Toughen Climate Accounting
Investors managing more than $2.5 trillion have called on governments to compel companies and auditors to file financial accounts aligned with the world's net zero emissions target, a letter seen by ...
Meet ‘Spot,’ Farmers’ New Four-Legged Mobile Robot
Farmers Insurance will soon use a digitally controlled, four-legged mobile robot to assist with in-field catastrophe claims handling and non-catastrophe property inspections. Plans call for debuting ...