Claims & Reserving
Insurers Challenged by ‘New Normal’ of Calif. Wildfires: A.M. Best
The 2019 California wildfire season has not been as active as the record-breaking 2017-2018 seasons, but A.M. Best warns that a "new normal" trend of severe wildfires continues to challenge insurers, ...
What Do Power Outages, Wildfires and Vaping Bans Have in Common?
Power outages, wildfires and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to protect consumers and constituents from harm, companies and state legislators may be creating an entirely ...
Rising Drought Risk Spurs Investment Into Water Funds
Investors are starting to pay more attention to water shortages and how to turn them into long-term investments. Water-related exchange-traded funds attracted more money in the nine months through ...
Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion
The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018, according to a Society of Actuaries' (SOA) analysis of non-medical opioid use during this timeframe. The SOA report, ...
Climate Change Could Hurt U.S. Home Values in Poorer Communities
Poorer U.S. communities are likely to face especially devastating effects from climate change, including falling property values, as they struggle to adjust to floods and rising insurance costs. ...
Could Your USB Cable Connect You to Hackers? — and More CM Risk Alerts
Some of the technology meant to help in your daily life may be hurting you as well. A modified USB cable could leave you connected to the bad guys. Your virtual assistant may be opening the backdoor ...
How Humane Automation Leverages Claims Technology for Better Outcomes
Shortly after World War II, as the Ford Motor Company returned to making cars, one of its more innovative executives, Del Harder, mechanized entire segments of the production line with built-in, ...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market
Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous arguments supporting the common wisdom that a meaningful market for ...
Humberto Strengthens to Hurricane, Heads to Bermuda
Tropical storm Humberto has now intensified into the third Atlantic hurricane of 2019 with top sustained winds of 75 mph, according to Weather.com meteorologists in a report issued on Sept. 15.