Claims & Reserving
Lighting Losses Fell for Insurers in 2013, But Average Claim More than Double Since 2004
Insured losses to homes from lightning strikes in the United States fell to their lowest level in a decade last year, as severe thunderstorm activity eased from near-record levels and dry weather ...
Donan Launches DamageRecon for Hail Events
Donan, a forensic investigation firm, has expanded its service offerings to include severe weather data analytics with DamageRecon, a Web-based product that enables users to understand what really ...
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 ...
Industry Loss Reserve Redundancy Disappearing: Aon Benfield Analysis
According to an analysis published by Aon Benfield, loss reserves held by U.S. property/casualty insurers for commercial lines are deficient by $2.8 billion, with workers compensation coming in ...
UPC to Take Over Policies of Florida’s Insolvent Sunshine State
Florida regulators have taken over an insolvent domestic residential property insurer, but a deal is in the works for another private company to assume the insurer's 37,000 policies. A Leon County ...
Some See Volcanoes As Safety Threat to Japan Nuclear Plants
In the three years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan's utilities have pledged $15 billion to harden their nuclear plants against earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and terrorist attacks. But as ...
Reinsurers Are Ripe For M&A: Nomura
The reinsurance market is ripe for consolidation because the sector continues to soften, with alternative capacity in at least one area set to double over the next few years, a Nomura Equity Research ...
Judge Quashes Bid By Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg to Dismiss Civil Suit
A New York state judge has rejected a request by Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc chief executive officer, to dismiss a long-running civil lawsuit by the state's ...