Claims & Reserving
September’s Tropical Storms Cost More Than $4B in Economic Losses: Aon Benfield
Tropical storms cost the global economy $4.2 billion in September, according to the latest Global Catastrophe Recap report from Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Hurricane Hermine became the first ...
Cyber Risk and the Threat of the Unknown
As new technology is developed and digital applications are rapidly becoming more prevalent, cybersecurity continues to be an evolving risk and a potential loss area for insurance companies. The ...
RMS Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Matthew
Catastrophe risk modeler RMS is keeping an eye on Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful North Atlantic hurricanes in recent history. Matthew, which briefly reached Category 5 strength on Oct. ...
GEICO Loses Chance to Gain SCOTUS’s Ear for Overtime Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear GEICO General Insurance Co's appeal of a ruling that the No. 2 auto insurer in the United States must pay overtime wages to its claims investigators ...
When Vehicle Claims Surge: How to Weather the Storm
Unpredictable and severe weather patterns are a continuous and growing concern for property/casualty insurance companies. In fact, data findings from a new study in the journal Naturedemonstrate that ...
Typhoon Meranti Wreaks Havoc in China and Taiwan
Typhoon Meranti wreaked havoc in China and Taiwan after striking late Wednesday, causing damage, widespread flooding and massive power outages, according to RMS. It appears, however, that things ...
Lloyd’s Chairman to Reinsurers: Target Brokers’ Fees to Cut Costs
Reinsurers, forced to cut prices for four years in a row, should target brokers' fees as the industry seeks to reduce costs, according to Lloyd's of London Chairman John Nelson. The brokers need to ...
“Danger Phase” May Be Next for P/C Industry Loss Reserves
Property/casualty insurers and reinsurers have released redundant liability reserves into their earnings for the past eight years as a result of favorable loss development. This practice has worked ...