Wedding Insurance Helps Couples Through Sickness, Bad Weather and Lost Venues May 30, 2014 By Mitch Lipka By December, Holly Ellis and Brendan Spiegel had nailed down most of the details of their upcoming July wedding by...
Individual or Corporate? Two Visions of the Sharing Economy May 30, 2014 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion Google’s driverless car and Apple’s deal to buy Beats Electronics, primarily for its streaming music service, represent the latest moves...
Changing Weather Patterns Mean an Uncertain Future and Increased Risks May 30, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle In his discussion of the effects of climate change at the European insurance Forum in Dublin, Prof. Richard Tol of...
ABI Calls for Action as Fraudulent Accident Claims Rise by 18% May 30, 2014 The Association of British Insurers latest study concludes that “the value of fraudulent insurance claims uncovered by insurers rose to...
Florida Benefits As Yield-Thirsty Investors Line Up for Hurricane Bonds May 30, 2014 By Toluse Olorunnipa In 2008, Florida’s government-run property insurer paid Warren Buffett $224 million to agree to buy its debt if a major...
CN Rail Sees U.S. Banning Older Rail Tank Cars for Oil in 3-5 Years May 30, 2014 By Rod Nickel Canadian National Railway Chief Executive Claude Mongeau said on Thursday he expects U.S. regulators to phase out use of DOT-111...
Betancourt Joins York International for Latin American Financial Lines May 30, 2014 York International, a subsidiary of York Risk Services Group and a part of York Specialized Loss Adjusting, has appointed Jennifer...
Various Factors Contributing to Stability in Property/Casualty Insurance Market May 29, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones The federal terrorism risk insurance backstop, in place in one form or another since 2002, will likely be reauthorized by...
Lockton Names Risk Managers to Las Vegas Gaming Practice May 29, 2014 Lockton has hired Veronica Fuentes and Svenja Dahlstrom in the company’s Gaming, Entertainment & Sports Practice, a new practice launched...
TurboRater Feature Lets Agents Control Carrier Ranking in Comparative Rating May 29, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The newest agency software feature for the personal lines comparative rating system TurboRater allows agency managers to control the ranking...