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Brexit Solution? UK Might Pay EU to Keep Single Market Access
The U.K. would consider making contributions to the European Union to secure the best possible access for trade in the bloc's single market, Brexit Secretary David Davis said. Davis said Thursday his ...
Super-Rich Clients Need Single Policy for Multiple, Global Properties: AIG
The super-rich, dubbed "ultra-high-net-worth" by property/casualty insurers, arguably have unique coverage needs. One of the more unusual turns out to be this: multinational coverage to address home ...
NFL Players With CTE Seek Workers Comp Benefits in New Lawsuit
A group of 38 former National Football League players have sued to force the NFL to pay them workers compensation benefits for the chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) they say they developed as a ...U.S. P/C Insurers’ 2017 Prospects Earn Negative Sector Outlook From Fitch
The U.S. property/casualty insurance sector faces enough obstacles heading into 2017—everything from heavy competitive pricing to weaker profitability—that Fitch Ratings changed its fundamental ...
Actuaries Climate Index, RMS Peru Earthquake Model Ready for Market
RMS and a group of actuarial societies each rolled out new products designed to respectively help measure risks related to earthquake and weather events. In RMS's case, the catastrophe modeling firm ...
Cyber Risk Management Essential Even Though Security Can’t Be Foolproof
No company is fully secure from cyber breaches, no matter how sophisticated its cyber defense mechanisms, which is why every company should develop a cyber risk management strategy, according Marsh ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Net Asbestos Losses Reach $100B Mark and Rising
Net ultimate asbestos losses for the U.S. property/casualty industry have risen once again. They're now at $100 billion, and that's $15 billion higher than the previous estimate. according to a new ...
Verisk Acquires Data/Analytics Firm MarketStance for Undisclosed Price
Verisk Analytics disclosed it has snatched up MarketStance, a well-regarded firm that provides property/casualty insurance companies, brokers and agents market intelligence data and analytics. ...