Industry News
Why Hail Storm Losses Began Rising in 2008 Remains a Mystery
In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the U.S. was hit with a weather phenomenon little noted by anyone beyond the insurance industry. The country's losses ...
Underwriters, Traders Arriving Late to London’s Sobriety Party: Viewpoint
For most of the traders, bankers, lawyers and accountants who populate the City of London, the era of excessive daytime boozing is long gone. Pubs and pints have been replaced by coffee shops and ...
As Disappointed Shareholders Take Aim at IPOs, D&O Insurance Market Tightens
Companies going public in the United States face insurance costs that have increased as much as 200% in the last three years to cover their executives against lawsuits alleging they misled investors. ...
How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a prior court's decision to use a nearly 100-year-old standard on expert witness testimony and instead adopted stricter federal standards currently used by a ...
Advisen Announces New Leadership
Earlier this month, Advisen Ltd., a provider of data, media, and technology solutions for the commercial property/casualty insurance market, announced that Dr. Ron Adiel will be the new chief ...
Foundation Is Working to Report Flood Risk for Every U.S. Property
A group of scientists and a technology nonprofit technology organization have set a mission to calculate the past, current and future flood risk of every property in America. While institutional real ...
S&P Changes Lloyd’s A+ Rating Outlook to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative’
On Friday, S&P Global Ratings announced that the rating agency revised the outlook on its ratings on Lloyd's, the Society of Lloyd's, and its core subsidiaries to stable from negative, also ...
Amid China Dispute, Canada Expands Credit Insurance for Canola Exporters
Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases ...