Proper Insurance Coverage for Construction Crucial in Avoiding Costly Litigation September 3, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield If residential property owners don’t confirm proper insurance coverage and carefully consider labor laws when hiring contractors, they could be...
Insurer Downgrades Jumped in 2018 But Were Still Outnumbered by Upgrades: A.M. Best September 3, 2018 Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry during the...
As Cyber Insurance Market Grows, Accumulation Risk Is Key Concern: Geneva Assn. September 3, 2018 By L.S. Howard Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines,...
The E-merging Risk that Keeps on E-volving: Cyber September 3, 2018 6 Reasons Cyber Remains Top Emerging Risk Property/casualty insurance experts may not agree on everything but there is a consensus...
A Tale of Two Floridas: Hurricane Irma’s Belated Impact on Reinsurers September 3, 2018 Reinsurers expressed different views of loss developments related to Hurricane Irma, when executives reviewed the impact of the Florida event...
Mississippi Supreme Court Says Privacy Suit Against Google Can Continue September 3, 2018 Mississippi’s Supreme Court says a state lawsuit against Google alleging violations of student privacy should stay in a northeast Mississippi...
NOAA Update: Fewer Atlantic Storms Expected for Rest of Hurricane Season August 20, 2018 Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are producing a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May....
Jury Backs Man Claiming Roundup Weed Killer Caused Cancer August 20, 2018 A San Francisco jury has ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto to pay $289 million to a former school groundskeeper dying of...
Report: Years of Neglect at Fault in New Orleans’ 2017 Floods August 20, 2018 Outside consultants fault New Orleans officials’ long-term neglect of the city’s failing drainage system for widespread flooding last summer. An...
Fewer Homeowners Than Expected Seek Flood Aid in Louisiana August 20, 2018 Louisiana expects to spend $649 million on homeowner rebuilding aid after the 2016 floods, only about half the federal money...