Underwriting & Pricing
Liberty International Underwriters Adds Cyber Extortion Endorsement for Food and Beverage Industry
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) has launched a cyber extortion endorsement for its product recall and contamination policy for food and beverage companies. The new endorsement provides ...
Ironshore International Acquires Savannah Insurance Agency
Ironshore International has acquired Savannah Insurance Agency of Sydney, Australia, effective immediately. Savannah Insurance Agency's team of underwriters will join Ironshore Australia's offices, ...
Five Actions Auto Insurers Should Take to Thrive in the Autonomous Tech Boom
We are in the golden age of autonomous technology, with new car models rolling off the assembly line daily with state-of-the-art crash avoidance features. Innovations such as parallel-park assist, ...
Chubb Launches Service to Help Combat Ransomware Attacks
Chubb on Tuesday announced the launch of a service to assist policyholders following ransomware attacks, the first new offering from its Global Cyber Risk Practice since Chubb was acquired by ACE in ...
Relaxed Cuba Travel Restrictions Increase Demand for Insurance
More Americans are expected to head to Cuba thanks to relaxed travel restrictions, and those travelers are going to need insurance to meet the country's entry requirements, says travel insurance ...
The Disconnect Between Underwriting and Claims Handling Revisited
Almost three years ago, Carrier Management published an article titled "The Underwriting-Claims 'Disconnect' in Casualty Insurance: An ERM Issue?" The article reported on one of the sessions of ...
Data Quality and the Commercial Property Insurance Marketplace
Although big data and disruption have become hot topics in the language of market watchers and business leaders, in commercial property insurance, the quality of data is a paramount consideration of ...
The Disconnect Between Underwriting and Claims Handling: A Policyholder Perspective
I represent policyholders in coverage disputes with their insurers. I have been doing this for more than 30 years. I have handled asbestos, environmental, property loss, directors and officers, ...