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Towers Watson: Commercial Insurance Prices Rose Slightly in Q3
Commercial insurance prices grew on average about 3 percent in the 2014 third quarter compared to the previous year. It matched last quarter's uptick and halted more than a year of consecutively ...
Verisk Grabs ‘Complementary’ British Rival for $31.6M
Verisk Analytics snatched up a British analytics and advisory outfit for more than $31.6 million, beefing up its research and data capacity for geopolitical and other risks in the process. The New ...
Listening to the Market: Insurance Products That Fit Today’s Customer Needs and Demands
Presented by Majesco
The case for innovative insurance products How many cell phones have you owned? Computers? Cars? Appliances? Televisions? Do you still...
Report: Congress Nears Deal on TRIA Extension
Lawmakers are close to extending a federal program that covers a portion of corporations' losses from acts of terrorism, according to three congressional aides. House Financial Services Committee ...
AIG CEO Urges More Private Industry Input for Flood Programs
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock cited government student lending and flood insurance as programs that could benefit from the perspective of private businesses. ...
November Featured Large Doses of Severe Weather: Aon Benfield
Bad weather made a huge impact in November, with four major winter weather events and resulting fatalities in the United States, global flooding and a big hailstorm in Australia generating much of ...
ACORD’s Long-Time Leader will Retire in 2016
ACORD's long-time president and CEO plans to retire within the next year after many influential years in charge. The global non-profit insurance industry standards organization disclosed that Gregory ...
Takata Irks Regulators by Rejecting Broader Air Bag Recall Request
The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air bag recall to only high-humidity states. David Friedman, the deputy administrator for the ...
Allstate to Assist in Drone Development for Catastrophe Claim Work
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it will help research and develop uses for unmanned aerial vehicles to review damages after disasters. Allstate joined a ...