Underwriting & Pricing
Global Insurance Forum Rewind: Underwriters Lead Industry Renaissance, McGavick Says
There is a renaissance happening in the property/casualty insurance industry, and underwriters are at the forefront of the shift back to relevance, according to the leader of XL Catlin. Michael ...
Clinical Trials and Insurance: Carriers Adapt to Unique, Evolving Demands
Clinical trial liability insurance has been around for more than two decades. But as the development and testing of new drugs has gone global, risks in the sector are growing and also becoming more ...
AIR Worldwide Updates Earthquake Models for South America
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide announced that it has updated its earthquake models for South America to include liquefaction and tsunami risks, as well as to enable the analysis of high-value ...
Ironshore to Offer Umbrella Program for High Value Homeowners
Ironshore Personal Lines announced Monday that it will offer a new umbrella program for high-net-worth homeowners—those with properties valued in excess of $1 million—as complementary liability ...
You’re Married? You’re Getting a Deal on Your Car Insurance
Your driving record seems a legitimate risk for insurers to consider when they price auto insurance. But your marital status? Yes, young men in red sports cars will pay more for coverage than ...
Measuring Embedded Portfolio Profit With Predictive Analytics
Predictive analytics rapidly is emerging as a must-have tool in the insurance carrier's arsenal. However, in most common applications, the power of advanced analytics is deployed from the bottom up: ...
Seven Companies Join Ward’s Annual Top 50 P/C Ranking for 2015
There are only three companies that have made it onto an annual list of 50 top property/casualty insurance performers for 25 straight years, according to the list's publisher, Ward Group. Ward ...
Retention With Profit: Best Practices for Auto Underwriting
"Every generation needs a new revolution," noted Thomas Jefferson, and in present times it seems that several revolutions are joining forces in the insurance world. The recent innovations of ...