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Alternative Capital Softening P/C Re Market: Towers Watson CFO Survey
A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that more than half (55 percent) of property/casualty insurance chief financial officers believe the property reinsurance market is softer than the primary ...
Workers Comp Needs to Catch Up With Health Care Changes: Economist Gruber
Workers compensation must align itself with the rest of the changing health care system to avoid increased cost-shifting by workers and medical providers, according to an economist involved in the ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
Consumer Group Offers Fix for Uninsured Motorist Problem
Most uninsured motorists in the U.S. are responsible, safe drivers who simply cannot afford to purchase liability coverage with their income but who still need to drive for their work, according to a ...
Top 5 States for Auto, Homeowners Rates Hikes Revealed: Perr&Knight
Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.5 percent countrywide in 2013, according to insurance consulting firm Perr&Knight's RateWatch reports. The 2013 increase ...
Could Smart Computers Really Replace Half of U.S. Jobs?
Who needs an army of lawyers when you have a computer? When Minneapolis attorney William Greene faced the task of combing through 1.3 million electronic documents in a recent case, he turned to a ...
Senate Bill Would Free U.S. Insurers from Bank Capital Rules
The U.S. lawmaker who wrote a Dodd-Frank Act provision that imposes bank-like capital standards on the insurance industry introduced legislation to ease the requirements. Senator Susan Collins, a ...
Transatlantic Trade Pact Would Fuel Big Gains for U.S. Industries, Insurance
A comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union would significantly boost exports from 14 key U.S. industrial sectors, according ...
NJ PURE Medical Malpractice Insurance Partners With Liberty Mutual
NJ PURE, a leading medical malpractice insurer in New Jersey, announced last week that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual ...