External Perspective
Attacking Cyber Risk: NY Regulator Mandates Warranties from Insurer Vendors
Cybersecurity is likely the most important issue that the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) will face in 2015, and perhaps for many years to come after that, New York Financial Services ...
Want to Reduce Litigation Expenses? Win in Court
No one enjoys paying litigation defense costs. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. As a carrier grows, it becomes an increasingly deep-pocketed target for plaintiff attorneys. There are ...
Top 5 Public and Private Regional Carriers: Assured Research
In their latest report on regional insurance carriers, analysts at Assured Research provided a ranking of the top five insurers in each of six regions, using direct premiums written in 2013 to ...
Best and Worst Performing Regional Carriers: Assured Research
Which regional carriers made an underwriting profit in 2013? Analysts at Assured Research listed the Top 5 and Bottom 5 private and public regional insurers based on statutory combined ratios. (Click ...
Winds Blowing West, Southwest for Regional Carrier Growth
The wide open spaces of the West and Southwest are beckoning some U.S. property/casualty insurers looking to grow premium volumes in previously uncharted territories, according to a new analysis of ...
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 ...
Firms With Diverse Boards Pay More Dividends But Take Less Risks: University Research
Corporations with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to pay dividends to stockholders and are less prone to take risks than firms whose boards are more homogenous, according to a study ...
The Trouble With Incentive Compensation
Incentive compensation in many organizations has evolved over recent years. What started with the intent to increase the alignment of top management with shareholder interests, later developed into a ...