Study Tracks Rise in Attorney Involvement in Auto Insurance Claims July 8, 2014 Attorney involvement in auto insurance claims is on the rise and varies significantly by state, according to an insurance industry...
Why Conservatives’ Climate Policy Won’t Work: Flavelle July 8, 2014 There’s a lot to like about Eli Lehrer’s argument for National Review that conservatives should stop downplaying global warming and...
Financial Firms Propose Cyber War Council July 8, 2014 By Carter Dougherty Wall Street’s biggest trade group has proposed a government-industry cyber war council to stave off terrorist attacks that could trigger...
Partner Perspective What captive agents underestimate about running their own agencies Presented by EZLynx Key Takeaways As a captive, your carrier hands you the technology. As an independent, you serve as both the buyer...
Endurance Launches U.S. Commercial Property Retail Division July 8, 2014 Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the company as executive vice president and head of commercial...
Judge Approves NFL Concussion Settlement July 8, 2014 By Jef Feeley The National Football League won preliminary approval of a settlement worth at least $675 million resolving ex-players’ claims that officials...
Willis Sees Catastrophe Bonds Setting Record This Year After Busy Q2 July 7, 2014 The largest ever volume of non-life catastrophe bonds was issued during the second quarter of 2014 (Q2), according to a...
Lloyd’s Underwriters Find Success with U.S. Subsidiaries: SNL July 7, 2014 Insurers Hiscox Ltd., Beazley Plc and Catlin Group Ltd. are reaping the benefits of the U.S. market, according to a...
Insurers’ Yield on Investments Lowest Since 1965 July 6, 2014 By Noah Buhayar Warren Buffett had just taken control of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a textile maker he would build into one of the...
P/C Insurers’ Profit Dipped in Q1 July 6, 2014 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes fell to $13.8 billion in first-quarter 2014 from $14.3 billion in first-quarter...
Insurers Suspect Fraud, Sue Phillips Asbestos Trust July 6, 2014 Six insurance companies are suing an asbestos personal injury trust set up by a U.S. unit of Philips that the...