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Low Interest Rates ‘Quite Harmful’ to Insurers: Blackrock CEO
Lowering interest rates around the world to boost the global economy has reached a point where it is now "quite harmful" to clients, including pension funds and insurers, BlackRock Inc. Chairman and ...
Insurer Website Rankings: Service Aspects for Existing Customers Lag, J.D. Power Says
Whether they are updating customer profiles, printing ID cards or simply viewing policy information, auto insurance customers are less satisfied with their online self-service experiences this year, ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Navigating Insurance Ratings: Fitch Unveils New Visualization Tool
Market position, capitalization, reserve adequacy and catastrophe risk management are among the factors that rating agency analysts consider when developing insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings ...
NOAA Forecasters Say El Niño Weakens Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
The Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than usual, producing six to 11 named storms through Nov. 30, as moderate sea-surface temperatures and an El Niño weather pattern limit storm ...
Average Cost of Data Breach Increases to $3.8M: Study
The cost of data breaches is rising for companies around the world as sophisticated thieves target valuable financial and medical records, according to a study released on Wednesday. The total ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg at 90: ‘You Got to Fight’
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg spent some of his 90th birthday party like he's spent much of the past decade: angry. As he addressed his family at a lunch at a private estate this month, one of his sons ...
Reinsurance Leaders Marcell, Faure Stepping Down at Guy Carpenter, Endurance
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and Endurance Specialty Holdings, an insurance and reinsurance company in Bermuda, separately announced that reinsurance industry veterans are stepping down from ...
P/C Insurer Net Income Over $55B for 2014: ISO/PCI Report
Net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers totaled $55.5 billion after taxes last year, coming as little surprise to experts who had forecast a $50-billion-plus result early this year. In early ...