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Commercial Auto, Workers Comp: Loss Leaders in the Oil Patch
There's no doubt that new advancements in the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are driving the current production boom in the oil patch. The technique, which is used to retrieve oil and ...
When Risks Start Adding Up: Spotting Potential Accumulations in Risks Yet to Emerge
When executives of property/casualty insurance carriers assess emerging risks—those already visible as well as those sitting just beneath the surface—the ones that are most worrisome have the ...
The IT Talent Question: Build or Buy?
Most insurance CIOs and IT leaders have grappled with the build-or-buy question as it relates to software. But the thornier and possibly more important context for the question is how it applies to ...
Duperreault and Two Sigma: Marrying Tech, Analytics and Underwriting in Bermuda
It is hardly unusual to read about hedge funds partnering with insurance and reinsurance companies in Bermuda these days. On that score, the launch of Hamilton Insurance Group might seem like more of ...
Brian Duperreault: Career Highlights
"He started life as an actuary and went beyond being an actuary to [become] a very senior executive." That's the simple sentence that Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chairman and CEO of American ...
Top 10 Commercial Auto Insurers: Five-Year Underwriting Performance 2009-2013
A review of statutory underwriting results for the top 10 writers of commercial auto insurance reveals that those with the highest growth rates over the last five years also had the best combined ...
Commercial Auto Insurers Still Struggling
Underwriting results in most commercial lines insurance segments have noticeably improved over the last two years. However, commercial automobile insurers continue to struggle as this industry ...
Top 10 Questions Boards Should Ask About Enterprise Risk Management
Board members are being asked to play a larger role in risk governance. Regulatory requirements, rating agency criteria and evolving management practices are increasing the volume and frequency of ...