How Hurricane Katrina Changed Business Preparation Planning for Disasters July 6, 2015 By Denise Johnson Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study July 6, 2015 By Sarah N. Lynch The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence...
The New Normal in EPLI July 6, 2015 By Lisa Doherty It’s been interesting to watch the growth of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) during more than 25 years of working...
Plugging the Hole in the U.S. Flood Market: How Risk Modelers Can Help to De-Risk the NFIP July 6, 2015 By Matthew Nielsen The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has long been the dominant player in the U.S. flood insurance market, providing subsidized...
10 Things to Know About Insuring Taxis & Limos July 6, 2015 Taxi operators are required to have commercial insurance that protects passengers and third parties (i.e., pedestrians and other drivers) in...
‘Seismicity’: Re/insurers Ponder the Impact of Human-Caused Earthquakes July 6, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle Earthquakes, the natural kind caused by the movements of vast tectonic plates, have been occurring since the dawn of time....
Data Breach and Suppliers July 6, 2015 By Andrea Wells With some four-out-of-10 mid-sized businesses having had a cyber breach in the past three years, it’s no wonder that the...
How Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling Affects Employee Benefit Plans July 6, 2015 Following the historic Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a national right to marry, employers offering domestic partner benefits...
Calculating Business Interruption Losses June 15, 2015 By Amy O'Connor Insurance broker Beecher Carlson has launched a cloud-based application called CyberSelect BI Vision to help educate policyholders on their exposure...
Playing It Safe June 15, 2015 Feeling old? Risk-averse? You’re not alone. It’s been 46 years since Woodstock, which drew 400,000 young people to upstate New...