Workers’ Compensation Results Likely to Weaken Next Year: Fitch August 9, 2018 After three banner years, the U.S. workers compensation market will face increasing pricing pressure and an erosion in results heading...
Carr Fire Losses May Reach $1.5B in Likely Another Destructive Season for California August 2, 2018 By Don Jergler California’s Carr wildfire has the potential to yield losses of up to $1.5 billion, according to a Moody’s report issued...
This Month and Today In Particular Are Deadliest for Auto Crashes August 2, 2018 By Emma Kinery It’s not Super Bowl Sunday or even New Year’s Eve that makes for the most lethal day on U.S. highways....
S&P Probes If Reinsurers Are Ready for Another Year of Active Natural Disasters August 1, 2018 By L.S. Howard After global insured natural catastrophe losses hit record highs in 2017, will reinsurers be able to withstand another year of...
Pennsylvania Warns Consumers, Insurers About Rising National Auto Theft Rates July 26, 2018 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows...
Corporate Fines, Penalties Plummet Under Trump Administration July 26, 2018 By Tami Abdollah While Donald Trump has positioned himself as a tough, “law and order” president, he has mostly excluded one group of...
Global H1 Insured Natural Disaster Losses 40% Lower than 10-Year Average: Aon July 26, 2018 Global insured losses from natural disasters for the first half were preliminarily estimated at US$21 billion, which is 40 percent...
Study Warns of Cyber Hacking Risk to Firms Using SAP, Oracle Management Software July 25, 2018 By Eric Auchard At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by...
M&A Deals Likely to Become More Challenging as Sellers Seek High Deal Values July 24, 2018 The current operating environment continues to prompt mergers & acquisitions (M&A) among insurers and reinsurers. However, the number of potential...
Study Examines California Worker’s Comp Prescription Drug Outcomes Under New Formulary July 20, 2018 A new analysis offers a preliminary look at Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review outcomes involving pharmaceutical requests for California...