Claims & Reserving
Tussle Over Connected Car Data Shifts Into High Gear; EU Mulling Regs
Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits. Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of the ...
Commercial Litigation Funding and Social Inflation: A Non-Sequitur
Voices in the insurance industry have recently called for the regulation of commercial litigation funding on the ground that it is "a key driver of social inflation." Such calls to action lack ...
Insured Losses From February’s Windstorms in Europe Could Reach $5B: RMS
Insured losses from February's windstorms Dudley and Eunice will likely fall between $3.4 and $5.1 billion (3.0 and 4.5 billion euro), with Germany accounting for around 40 percent of the total loss, ...
Cargo Ship Carrying Luxury Cars Sinks Off Portugal’s Azores
A burnt-out cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the Portuguese Azores archipelago nearly two weeks after it caught fire, a port official ...
Actuaries: Social Inflation Increased Commercial Auto Claim Costs by $20B Over 10 Years
The insurance industry is ringing alarm bells about the cost of social inflation again, this time with the help of an actuarial analysis that concludes the phenomenon added more than $20 billion to ...
Porsches and Lamborghinis Lost at Sea in Cargo-Ship Fire Could Cost $155M
The cargo ship that caught fire last week carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles could cost the automaker at least $155 million, according to one consultant's estimate. Of the roughly $438 ...
Reuters Report: J&J Crafts Secret Plan to Cap Litigation Payouts to Cancer Victims
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company's Baby Powder and other talc products ...
Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $116B in 2021, or 63% Higher Than Average: Gallagher Re
Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2021—excluding COVID-related losses—have so far reached an estimated $116 billion, the third largest total since 2011, and about 63 percent ...