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Global Regulators’ Influence Over U.S. Insurance Policy Criticized
A member of the U.S. panel charged with preventing another financial crisis said he's concerned that global regulators have too much sway over American policy, especially on insurance. "International ...
Consumers Conditionally Support Commercial Drone Use: Chubb Survey
As businesses and insurance companies alike push for use of commercial drones, consumers themselves only embrace them conditionally, a new Chubb survey found. A small majority – 59 percent of ...
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Towers Watson: Global Insurers Increasingly Rely on Enterprise Risk Management
Close to 75 percent of global insurers insist they use enterprise risk management regularly to evaluate their business strategies, according to a new Towers Watson survey. At the same time, carriers ...
Auto Insurance Customers Comparison Shop But Increasingly Stay Put: J.D. Power Rankings
Auto insurers are finding it harder to attract new customers as consumers boost comparison-shopping, but stay put unless they find significant deals, J.D. Power found in its latest annual customer ...The Hartford’s P/C Profits Deteriorate in Q1
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer that sold life units to focus on property-casualty coverage, said first-quarter profit fell 5.7 percent as results deteriorated at P&C units. ...
If You Don’t Have a CIO on Your Board, You’re in Trouble (and You May Not Even Know It)
It's a widely accepted truism in this new millennium—if not an entirely proven one—that technology drives innovation and innovation drives competitive advantage. Whether or not that's completely ...
Insurers Liable For Little of $2B Nepal Quake Cost
Damage in India could cost an additional $800 million, according to figures from the disaster-modeling firm that include property damage and long-term business-interruption costs. Less than 1 percent ...
RMS, AIR Worldwide Tally Catastrophic Damages From Nepal Earthquake
RMS and AIR Worldwide have issued early damage assessments from the catastrophic Nepal earthquake on April 25, pointing to huge fatalities and historic levels of damage to property and the economy. ...