Industry News
Verisk Expands Casualty Analytics Capabilities With UK Acquisition
Verisk Analytics now owns Arium, a British company focused on liability risk modeling and decision support. Neither side disclosed financial terms, but the acquisition is the latest in a series of ...
Swiss Re, XL Catlin to Launch India Branch Offices
Swiss Re and XL Catlin say they've both gotten regulatory approval to open branches in India, following the government's move last year to open its market to foreign insurers and reinsurers. In XL ...
2017 Forecast: Financial Experts Offer Cautious Optimism for P/C Insurers
Financial experts are expressing cautious optimism for the P/C industry as it heads into 2017, though they say that multiple factors will continue to pose a challenge. Perhaps one of the biggest ...
International Insurance Society Launches Global Certification Program
The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced the formation of the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE), a certification program designed to recognize universities and colleges ...
Lemonade Boasts Claims Settlement Speed Record, AI Jim Answers Questions
Recently, Lemonade reported a claim-handling world record. The insurer reported a claim settlement speed record—three seconds and no paperwork. According to the insurer, a policyholder submitted a ...
Insurers Can be Too Risky But Not Too Big: NAIC President
Although the Financial Stability Oversight Council created by Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could serve an incredibly useful purpose, FSOC's activities so far have been ...
Insurers and Reinsurers Confront Brexit Cost Implications: A.M. Best
The cost implications of the loss of passporting rights after the UK exits the European Union will weigh on re/insurers, as will any resultant economic downturn. However, A.M. Best does not ...
Cost of Workplace Injuries Trends Downward: Liberty Mutual
Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data are ...