U.S.
E&S Premiums Up in 2012; SNL Ranks Top Carriers by Market Share
Excess and surplus lines premiums in the U.S. were up for a second consecutive year in 2012, rising 10.8 percent to $25.44 billion, and grew at a faster rate than in 2011, according to SNL Financial. ...
Crop Insurance Subsidies Should Be Reduced: Economist
U.S. farmers have collected a record $17 billion in crop insurance payments on drought-hit 2012 crops but the system could have spent half as much and still saved growers from ruinous losses, an ...
U.S. Pragmatic Approach Leads U.N. Climate Talks: Wynn
A U.S. submission to U.N.-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal that falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015. Much will depend on the United States, as the ...
Buffett’s Non-Insurance Performance, Succession in Spotlight at ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’
Warren Buffett may be on safari for major acquisitions, which he likes to call elephants, but shareholders may wonder if his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has become the biggest elephant in the room. ...
Demand For Terrorism Insurance Coverage Remains Steady: Marsh
The recent bombing at the Boston Marathon serves as a reminder that mass violence remains a critical threat for organizations, say experts at insurance brokerage Marsh, which just issued its latest ...
U.S. Labor Costs Rose Less Than Expected…Maybe
U.S. labor costs rose less than expected in the first quarter and pointed to benign wage inflation, a potential sign the Federal Reserve has space to continue its monetary stimulus program. The ...
Penn State to Newtown to Boston: Victim Compensation Expert Feinberg Gets the Call
His work has immersed him in events that read like a roster of recent catastrophes, from 9/11 to the Gulf oil spill. Now, Kenneth Feinberg is adding the Boston Marathon bombings to that list. The ...