New York MTA Receives $880M Federal Aid for Sandy-Related Repairs January 29, 2014 The first installment of about $3.8 billion in federal Superstorm Sandy aid for New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has been...
Maine Bureau of Insurance Recovered Nearly $2M for Consumers in 2013 January 29, 2014 Maine’s Bureau of Insurance obtained nearly $2 million in recoveries and required payments on behalf of Maine consumers in 2013,...
What Consumer Credit Data Reveals About Auto Insurance Shoppers January 29, 2014 Customers with lower credit-based insurance scores shop most frequently while consumers with the highest insurance scores are less likely than...
Oasis’ ‘Open Source’ Cat Model – a User Friendly Game Changer? January 29, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle “We’ve been working on the development of an open source framework for catastrophe models for the last three years, but...
Near Record $7.1 Billion in Cat Bonds Issued in 2013: Willis Capital Markets January 29, 2014 Last year saw a record number of 29 catastrophe bond deals, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the...
Optical Insurer VSP Vision Care to Cover Google Glasses January 29, 2014 By Anna Edney Google Inc.’s glasses, computerized eyewear that enables users to check e-mail or listen to music, will be covered by the...
Bipartisan Farm Bill Increases Crops Insurance, Trims Food Stamps January 29, 2014 By Eric Beech Editor’s Note: The House of Representatives passed the bill this morning. For the update, read here. House and Senate negotiators...
ACE Reports Q4 Net Operating Income of $824 Million; FY $2.317 Billion January 29, 2014 ACE Limited reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, of $998 million, or $2.90 per share, compared...
Aon Releases Terrorism, Political Violence Map; Retail, Transport Most at Risk January 29, 2014 Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has released its 2014 Terrorism and Political Violence Map...
Iran Oil-Shipping Insurance Seen Unusable on Lack of Clarity January 29, 2014 By Alaric Nightingale Insurance for tankers to export Iranian crude may be unusable even after the U.S. and the European Union eased sanctions...