Reinsurers Eye Increased Catastrophe Risks
S&P says higher rates lure reinsurers to increase their exposure.
E&S Market Growing at 13% Clip
Various factors including economy boost premiums and filings.
- Family of Teen Who Died Trapped in Car Sues Cincinnati Over 911 Response
- California’s $27.6M Fine Against Mercury Insurance Remains After Court Action
- Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement
- Walmart CEO Calls for Congress to Debate Assault Weapons Ban
- Native American Tribe Says Showtime’s ‘Billions’ TV Show Defamed Reputation
- Women Accuse Opera Star Domingo of Sexual Harassment Over Decades
- Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed in New York as Litigation Window Opens
- Native American Tribe Says Showtime’s ‘Billions’ TV Show Defamed Reputation
- Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Yozell
- Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Insurance Center of New England
- Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors
- 3rd Circuit: Policy to Limit Extended Transportation Expenses May be Bad Faith
- California’s $27.6M Fine Against Mercury Insurance Remains After Court Action
- Outside Inspectors Find Tree Hazards That PG&E Contractors Overlooked
- ATTOM Data Solutions in California Puts Notaras of XL Innovate on Board
- Alaska Credit Union Ending Marijuana Business Pilot Program
- California Cannabis Market on Track to Hit $3.1B, Report Shows
- Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement
- Hundreds of North Carolina Transportation Workers to be Laid Off
- Olive Branch Residents Still Recovering Two Months After Flood
- Brightway Insurance to Open Four Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado
- Two Florida Independent Agencies Join Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services
- Tennessee Park Where Toddler Drowned Adds Safety Features, Will Reopen
- Bill to Pool Small Businesses for Insurance Gets Final Approval in North Carolina
- Texas Still Tops for Hail Claims
- Service American Indemnity Hires Clymer as New Sr. VP, Program Business
- In Texas, Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group Merge
- TDI to Agents, TPAs: Strict Liability Applies to Sales of Unauthorized Insurance
- Feds Want $17M-Plus to Resolve Dallas Medical Center Kickback Scheme
- FEMA Awards $2.7M to Orange County, Texas, for Flood Damage Project
- Family of Teen Who Died Trapped in Car Sues Cincinnati Over 911 Response
- Risk Strategies Appoints Black to Lead National Professional Liability Practice
- Insurance Broker, Assurance, Relocates Illinois Headquarters
- Focusing on Insurance, Mutual of Omaha Selling Bank to CIT
- Explosion at NW Indiana Business Injures 3 Workers
- 20 Semis Blown Over by High Winds in Western Kansas
National News
- 42% of $44 Billion Global Catastrophe Losses in First Half Were Insured: Swiss Re
- Women Accuse Opera Star Domingo of Sexual Harassment Over Decades
- Walmart CEO Calls for Congress to Debate Assault Weapons Ban
- Facebook Warned Its Employees, Not Users, About 2018 Breach, Lawsuit Says
- Prosecutors Allege Capital One Suspect Hacked 30 Other Companies
- AIG Names Munich Re’s Olsen as General Insurance Unit’s Chief Actuary
- Travelers Names Cohn to New Chief Sustainability Officer Post
East News
- Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed in New York as Litigation Window Opens
- Native American Tribe Says Showtime’s ‘Billions’ TV Show Defamed Reputation
- Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Yozell
- Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Insurance Center of New England
- Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors
- 3rd Circuit: Policy to Limit Extended Transportation Expenses May be Bad Faith
Midwest News
- Family of Teen Who Died Trapped in Car Sues Cincinnati Over 911 Response
- Risk Strategies Appoints Black to Lead National Professional Liability Practice
- Insurance Broker, Assurance, Relocates Illinois Headquarters
- Focusing on Insurance, Mutual of Omaha Selling Bank to CIT
- Explosion at NW Indiana Business Injures 3 Workers
- 20 Semis Blown Over by High Winds in Western Kansas
There's No Such Thing as a Bad Risk: Viewpoint
New tools can drastically improve risk pricing.
Texas / South Central News
- Texas Still Tops for Hail Claims
- Service American Indemnity Hires Clymer as New Sr. VP, Program Business
- In Texas, Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group Merge
- TDI to Agents, TPAs: Strict Liability Applies to Sales of Unauthorized Insurance
- Feds Want $17M-Plus to Resolve Dallas Medical Center Kickback Scheme
- FEMA Awards $2.7M to Orange County, Texas, for Flood Damage Project
Southeast News
- Hundreds of North Carolina Transportation Workers to be Laid Off
- Olive Branch Residents Still Recovering Two Months After Flood
- Brightway Insurance to Open Four Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado
- Two Florida Independent Agencies Join Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services
- Tennessee Park Where Toddler Drowned Adds Safety Features, Will Reopen
- Bill to Pool Small Businesses for Insurance Gets Final Approval in North Carolina
AIG Plans Operational Overhaul
Looking to substantially reduce its expense ratio.
West News
- California’s $27.6M Fine Against Mercury Insurance Remains After Court Action
- Outside Inspectors Find Tree Hazards That PG&E Contractors Overlooked
- ATTOM Data Solutions in California Puts Notaras of XL Innovate on Board
- Alaska Credit Union Ending Marijuana Business Pilot Program
- California Cannabis Market on Track to Hit $3.1B, Report Shows
- Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement
International News
- 42% of $44 Billion Global Catastrophe Losses in First Half Were Insured: Swiss Re
- Insured Losses in China from Typhoon Lekima Will Exceed CNY 6 Billion: AIR
- Deaths of Soccer Star Sala and Pilot Linked to Carbon Monoxide Leak in Plane
- Greek Firefighters Battle Multi-Day Blaze in Nature Reserve
- Nepal Government Panel Wants Mount Everest Hikers to Have Experience, Insurance
- AXA XL Adds Zurich’s Arezes as Senior Underwriter for Large Property in Canada
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- 4 Facts that the Number of Open Michael Claims Won’t Tell You
- Ridgecrest Earthquakes Shake Up Californians, but How Bad Could it Be?
- Good enough isn’t good enough
- NAIC Innovation Panel Moves for Update of Anti-Rebating Model
- Is the Adult Child Covered When She Moves Out?
- The Evolution of Cyber Liability Exposure and Coverage
