6 Forecasts for P/C Insurance in 2016 January 4, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Some, but not all, experts see an improving U.S. economy in 2016 helping to boost the property/casualty (P/C) insurance sector....
World’s Top 10 Insurers Ranked by Premium, Assets January 4, 2016 The world’s largest insurer as measured by 2014 net premiums written is UnitedHealth Group Inc., according to a ranking by...
Fitch Expects Modest Gains for U.S. Insurance Brokers in 2016 January 4, 2016 Revenues and earnings for public U.S. insurance brokers are likely to modestly improve in 2016 relative to levels reported through...
Insurance Innovators Group Now Known as AmWINS Access January 4, 2016 Effective January 1, 2016, the group of five Insurance Innovators wholesale insurance brokerages known as The III Group has been...
Honda Reports 9th Death Linked to Takata Air Bag January 4, 2016 By David Shepardson Honda Motor Co. confirmed last Thursday that a Takata airbag inflator ruptured in a July crash of a Honda Accord...
An Aging America Losing Its Appetite for Risk: Viewpoint January 4, 2016 By Justin Fox, Bloomberg Opinion Twenty years ago, Dutch journalist Sheila Sitalsing sat down with a demographer at the country’s statistics office to talk about...
First ‘Bellwether’ GM Ignition Switch Trial Set to Open Jan. 11 January 4, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge last Wednesday rejected General Motors Co.’s bid to dismiss the first so-called “bellwether” case over defective ignition...
New Empire Group Launches Excess Liability Program for Real Estate Risks December 31, 2015 New Empire Group has launched a new excess liability program for real estate as part of their Prime Umbrella Program...
12 Insurance Talks to Hear Before the Ball Drops December 31, 2015 As a property/casualty insurance professional, you had a lot on your plate in 2015. You didn’t get to watch, listen...
Coal Mine Deaths at Record Low of 11 in 2015 December 31, 2015 By Dylan Lovan Amid layoffs and idled operations, the U.S. coal industry is close to setting a record low for on-the-job deaths in...