If Fracking Is the Question, Insurers May Ask – What Is the Answer? June 19, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones When it comes to the use of evolving technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in oil and gas production...
Top Loss Leaders in the Oil Patch? Commercial Auto, Workers’ Comp June 18, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones There’s no doubt that new advancements in the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are driving the current production boom...
Insurance Capacity for Oil & Gas Is Plentiful but Contract Wording May Be Tricky June 16, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones The insurance capacity is there to cover the risks associated with the current oil and gas boom in Texas and...
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...
Advisen: Historians May See 2013 as ‘Cyber Tipping-Point’ October 28, 2013 By Young Ha Historians may look at the year 2013 as a “cyber tipping-point” — the point at which businesses and governments finally...
Zurich/Advisen Poll Finds Cyber Risk Awareness Increasing November 6, 2012 A note from Zurich Insurance indicates that the “vast majority of risk professionals say information security and other cyber risks...
Advisen in New York Hires 2 Execs to Lead New Analytics Unit April 16, 2012 Advisen Ltd., an insurance analytics and market information provider headquartered in New York, appointed Seth Rachlin and John Pagliaccio to...
Do Flat Premums in Q2 Signal Soft Market Is Near Bottom? August 11, 2011 Renewal premiums in the second quarter were essentially flat, suggesting that the soft commercial lines insurance market may be close...
Overcapacity in P/C Insurance Keeping Commercial Prices Down April 26, 2011 Most commercial lines insurance prices continued their downward trend in the first quarter, as underwriters’ efforts to hold the line...
P/C Insurers Weigh International Expansion for Growth April 12, 2011 The economy is recovering, but not enough to overcome a persistent soft market and spark robust premium growth, a new...