Claims & Reserving
Swiss Re CEO: Opportunities Fueled a Great Quarter
Swiss Re Group excelled in the 2014 second quarter with improved results in nearly every area but particularly property/casualty reinsurance. Group CEO Michel M. Liès noted the milestone stands in ...
Consider Your Options and Fight Back Against Claims Fraud
Fraud is an unfortunate reality in business today, particularly for banking, finance, healthcare and insurance companies. Not just commonplace, it is profitable enough to attract organized crime ...
PCI’s Griffin Testifies on Lessons Learned After Sandy
Don Griffin, vice president of personal lines at the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ...
UnitedHealth’s $173M Fine May Be a Warning to P/C Insurers
A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with the Unfair Business Practices Act, the Unfair Insurance Practices ...
PURE Introduces Self-Serve Member Portal
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property/casualty insurer that caters exclusively to high-net-worth individuals and families, announced the release of the ...
Aspen CEO Sees Opportunity in Aviation War Market
While insurers including Allianz SE, Atrium Underwriting Group and AIG have taken recent hits with plane crashes in the Ukraine, Taiwan and elsewhere, Aspen Insurance Holdings has avoided major ...
Travelers Ordered to Pay Over $500M in Asbestos-Related Claims
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Travelers Cos. Inc. to pay more than $500 million to satisfy asbestos-related claims stemming from the insurer's coverage of insulation maker Johns-Manville ...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Will Not Exceed $250M: RMS
Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur—the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2012's Hurricane Sandy—will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, according to ...