NICB Report Ranks Vehicle Theft Rates in Northeast July 22, 2013 The National Insurance Crime Bureau recently released its annual report on a per capita review of vehicle thefts from the...
Social Media: It’s Here to Stay July 22, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones The Most Successful Users Know Their Markets The value of social media as a tool for marketing and selling property/casualty...
Swiss Re, Lloyd’s Among Insurers Probed on Iran Sanction July 22, 2013 Swiss Reinsurance Co. and Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, are among insurance companies being probed by New...
Political Risk Insurance: Certainty for CEOs in Uncertain World July 22, 2013 By Jonathan Gould Except for Egypt, political risk insurance has been growing Tourism, manufacturing and resources companies surveying an unpredictable world are increasingly...
N.J. Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Coverage July 22, 2013 Public Service Enterprise Group, the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American...
Bill Would Restore Glass-Steagall Wall Between Banks, Insurers July 22, 2013 A small bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to restore the wall separating traditional banking activity from riskier...
FEMA Asked to Review Flood Insurance Rules July 22, 2013 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reversing denials of Superstorm Sandy flood...
Overcoming the Fear of Insuring Emerging Risks July 22, 2013 By Amy O'Connor For an industry that depends on lots of data to develop products and price them according to risk, the insurance...
Personal Data of 2.5M People Compromised in California July 22, 2013 Data breaches put the personal information of 2.5 million people in the California at risk, according to a report released...
E&S Veteran Berkley Unfazed by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty July 22, 2013 Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the business of underwriting are welcome to enter the excess and surplus lines...