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U.S. Tornadoes Have Pushed Insurers’ Weather Claims Above $105B for 2021
Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry's 2021 bill for weather-related claims well above the predicted $105 billion, industry ...
Idaho Commissioner Cameron to Lead NAIC in 2022; Other Officers Named
During the Fall 2021 National Meeting last week, Idaho Insurance Director Dean L. Cameron was elected 2022 of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and Missouri Insurance Director ...
Florida’s Citizens Seeks Maximum Rate Hike for Homeowners
The board of governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida's state-backed insurer of last resort, wants the maximum allowed rate increased – 11 percent for next year and 12 percent for ...
FWD Group Cancels U.S. IPO Plan, Pivots to Hong Kong Instead
FWD Group Ltd., the Hong Kong-based insurer backed by billionaire Richard Li, withdrew its U.S. initial public offering as China tightens its grip on overseas listings. The company said in a filing ...
NAIC Forms New Committee on Innovation, Cyber, Emerging Tech
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted on Dec. 16, 2021, to form a new Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee to address the insurance implications of ...
It’s Really Not Rocket Science
Actuaries and insurance technology professionals who explain their work using the phrase "It's not rocket science" may need to rethink their choice of words, according to research published in the ...
Record Rainfall, Floods Across Globe Generated Billions in Economic Damages in November: Aon
November was a wet month in many countries across the globe, with heavy rains and flooding causing billions of dollars of economic losses, according to Aon's monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, ...
Judge Asks Who’s to Blame If Employee ‘Goes Rogue’
As the five-week trial of a Credit Suisse Group AG life insurance unit began to wind down last Thursday afternoon, the presiding judge cut to the chase. Lawyers for Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd. ...