Cyber Incidents Most Feared BI Trigger for Global Companies: Allianz Risk Report January 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard Business interruption and cyber incidents interlink as the major threat facing companies over the coming year, according to a report...
Insurance Protection Gap Is Growing Global Problem; Swiss Re, RenRe & WTW Comment January 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard The insurance protection gap. It’s a phrase that will be increasingly heard over the coming years – because it is...
Top Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2017 December 29, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Among the most read news stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region during 2017 concerned Hurricane Harvey and Texas hailstorm...
Loss Estimate for October 2016 Italian Quakes Rises to US$244.4M: PERILS October 27, 2017 The property insurance market’s losses from the series of earthquakes to hit Central Italy between Oct. 26 and Oct. 30,...
Extreme Rainfall Could Cost South Asian Cities Up to $215B Annually by 2030 October 20, 2017 By Archana Chaudhary and Bibhudatta Pradhan As global attention focused on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, more than 41 million people across South Asia battled floods and...
Q3 2017 Likely to Be One of Costliest for Natural Disasters: Aon Report October 6, 2017 The third quarter of 2017 is likely to break a new record as one of the costliest quarters for natural...
Insured Losses for August 2016’s Italy Quake Revised Upward to $127.4M: PERILS August 25, 2017 The final property insurance market loss estimate for the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit Central Italy on Aug. 24, 2016...
Fraud Following Catastrophes an Unwelcome Trend, Oklahoma’s Doak Says August 21, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones In testimony on Capitol Hill in early August, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak told federal lawmakers that fraud across all...
Blockchain Used as Settlement Mechanism for Cat Bond with Parametric Trigger August 14, 2017 By Nathaniel Bullard Financial markets are showing some signs of volatility these days after exceptionally low indicators since the start of the 2017....
Asia Floods Bring Economic Damages of More Than $10B in July: Aon Report August 9, 2017 The vast majority of global natural disasters during July were the result of severe flooding across the Asian region, bringing...