‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Help Stranded Sailors and Avoid Supply-Chain Risks December 10, 2020 By Alastair Marsh Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than...
Middle Market Firms May Be Untapped Telematics Opportunity December 9, 2020 Middle market business owners may be more interested in vehicle telematics insurance products than their agents realize. Approximately 14 percent...
2020 Western U.S. Wildfire Season Gave Us Gigafire, Several Massive Blazes December 8, 2020 By Don Jergler Want more proof that 2020 will go down as a year we should all try hard to forget about? With...
Tracking Odors in Dangerous Places. The Smellicopter Flies to the Rescue. December 8, 2020 One huge advantage of drones is that these little robots can go places where people can’t, including areas that might...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Rates Rise Again in Q3 But Show Signs of Stabilizing December 8, 2020 For the second quarter in a row, U.S. commercial lines insurers enjoyed average rate hikes that neared 10 percent but...
Global Reinsurance Sector Receives ‘Stable’ Market Outlook as Rates Keep Hardening December 8, 2020 By L.S. Howard The outlook of the global reinsurance sector is “stable,” which is mainly a reflection of hardening pricing conditions and tighter...
Expansion of Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit December 8, 2020 By Jim Sams While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees...
Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases November 27, 2020 By Mike Dorning As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can...
Pace of Broker Acquisitions Picks Up in 2nd Half, After COVID-Linked Lull in Q2 November 19, 2020 By L.S. Howard Insurance brokers have stepped up their acquisition pace in the second half of 2020 after a pause in the second...
How Lloyd’s Underwriters Are Viewing Today’s U.S. Casualty Insurance Environment November 19, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Today’s Lloyd’s of London market for casualty insurance is marked by rising prices, reduced capacity, and buyers embracing more self-insurance,...