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Judge Dismisses Motion for Evidence in Malaysia Plane Tragedy, Threatens Sanctions
An Illinois judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. law firm's motion to obtain evidence of possible design and manufacturing defects from Boeing Co and Malaysian Airline System in connection with the ...
Reinsurance Rate Slide Continues at April 1, Pushing Reinsurers to Casualty Risks: Willis Re
A benign catastrophe year in 2013 and an influx of capital are just two reasons behind a drop in reinsurance rates that has continued at April 1, according to the chairman of Willis Re. During a ...
Effective compliance management in insurance relies on well-organized information and digital processes that accurately reflect producer relationships across multiple interconnected...
Watford Re Ltd. Completes $1.13B Capital Raise
Watford Holdings Ltd. on Tuesday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Watford Re Ltd., a newly formed, Bermuda-based multiline reinsurer, has completed a $1.13 billion capital raise. The ...
The Age of the Athlete-Student: NLRB Ruling May Create New Comp Challenges
What do March Madness and workers compensation have in common? At present, not very much. But if a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) holds up, comp underwriters and claims ...
Primary D&O Pricing Weaker in Q4 with Hikes Below Prior Quarters: Aon
A divergence in D&O insurance pricing in recent years, which saw carrier competition in excess layers driving overall policy premium drops as primary prices rose, may be starting to disappear, ...
Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Radically Change Software Patent Law
U.S. Supreme Court justices stepped gingerly into a raging debate over computer software on Monday, voicing concerns about vaguely defined patents but signaling they would avoid any radical change to ...
Forecast Models Line Up on El Niño, Possibly Cutting Down Atlantic Hurricanes: WSI
The prospect of an El Niño event is now looking likely, a meteorologist told insurance professionals last month, pointing to computer models signaling at least a weak event coming in late spring or ...
Asia-Pacific Offering Varied Growth Opportunities for Insurers
With insurance markets already mature in Europe and North America, carriers are eager to find new markets in which to expand. Many are looking to Latin America and Africa. But it is the Asia-Pacific ...