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When Higher Pricing <> Underwriting Profit or Double-Digit Returns
In spite of premium increases that primary insurance carriers will record for 2023, the U.S. property/casualty industry as a whole won't report an underwriting profit or a double-digit return for the ...
Climate Change, Nuclear Verdicts Worry Wealthy North Americans: Chubb Survey
A new Chubb report has found that 76 percent of wealthy Americans and Canadians believe exposure to extreme weather due to climate change is among the biggest threats to their homes. Sixty-three ...
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Verisk: Insured Losses From 7.5M Japan Quake Between $1.8B and $3.3B
The Extreme Event Solutions business unit of Verisk estimates insured property losses resulting from the Jan. 1, 2024, 7.5 magnitude Noto Earthquake will range between $1.8 billion and $3.3 billion ...
North Carolina Home Insurance Premiums Could Rise by 42%
Another round of setting homeowner insurance policy rates in North Carolina has begun with the industry seeking a 42.2 percent average statewide premium increase that would begin in the summer. The ...
Google Defends Against $1.67B Demand in AI-Related Patent Trial
Alphabet's Google went before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday to argue against a computer scientist's claims that it should pay his company $1.67 billion for infringing patents that allegedly ...
PartnerRe’s Bonneau Retires as CEO; Meyenhofer to Take the Reins
PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Jacques Bonneau will retire from the company effective April 1, 2024. Philippe Meyenhofer will succeed him as chief executive officer and take his place on the board of ...
Insured Price Tag for Natural Disasters Was $95B in 2023 With Economic Cost of $250B
Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of $250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying $95 billion of that amount, according to Munich Re. Last year's insured losses of $95 ...
CMT Study Reveals Significant Link Between Telematics Program Engagement and Crash Reductions
User engagement in telematics programs plays a crucial role in reducing road risk, reveals a new study from Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT). The study follows the driving performance of 100,000 ...