Technology & Analytics
Marsh: Risk-Adjusted Benchmarking Offers Alternative View to D&O Market Rate Changes
Although primary rates for directors and officers liability coverage continue to firm on a traditional rate comparison basis, global broker Marsh says the excess market remains competitive with ...
Shift to Hotter Climate Expected by 2047: Study
Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and ...
What to Expect in Commercial Lines Pricing in 2014: Willis
Commercial property insurance buyers could see prices fall from 10 to 20 percent on non-catastrophe risks in 2014 thanks to the influx of alternative capital to the insurance industry, insurance and ...
Researchers Question Privacy of Usage-Based Auto Insurance
A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, ...
Monsanto Acquiring Weather Data Modeler, Farm Insurer Climate Corp. for $930 Million
Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, agreed to buy The Climate Corp. for about $930 million to provide farmers with weather data and agronomic modeling to boost yields and manage risk. ...New York’s Regulator Urges Obamacare-Like Standardization of Homeowners Policies
Homeowners' insurance needs to be more standardized because customers are confused about what their policies protect, New York's financial regulator said. Few fully understand all the complexities of ...
Moving Beyond Golf Balls and Diapers in Cleaning Up Energy Disasters
Diaper liner, sawdust, golf balls and shredded tires -- these are some of the items used to try and contain the oil and nuclear disasters that marked the end of this century's first decade and the ...
Federal Trade Commission Moves Closer to Studying ‘Patent Trolls’
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of "patent trolls" - companies in the business of buying and asserting patents - to see if they are hurting ...