Staged Hacking Shows Vulnerability of Connected Vehicles July 22, 2015 By Joseph Menn A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car’s engine as...
How P/C Insurance Industry Fared in First Quarter July 21, 2015 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry managed to improve its underwriting results and attain higher net investment income to produce a...
M City: Where All Cars Are Driverless July 21, 2015 By Keith Naughton A simulated city opened Monday on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will...
Brazil Economy Challenges Re/Insurers; No Rating Impact Expected: A.M. Best July 21, 2015 As Brazil’s sovereign ratings hover just above non-investment grade status, A. M. Best said it is considering the effect a...
How Agents View Agency Aggregators July 21, 2015 About a quarter of independent insurance agents say they work at a firm that belongs to an aggregator cluster. But...
How Social Media Enhances Value of Luxury Cars July 20, 2015 By Hannah Elliott David Beckham may have more of an influence on you than you think. According to analysis by Black Book, the...
Food Liability Costs Surging in Global Economy: Swiss Re July 20, 2015 By Frederick L. Pilot Liability costs involving food contamination are soaring, and a globalized supply chain has made risk management much more challenging. In...
Re/insurance Market Conditions Will Lead to More M&A Activity: A.M. Best July 20, 2015 Merger and takeover activity is likely to continue in the coming months as re/insurers increasingly seek ways to deploy capital...
Guy Carpenter Predicts El Niño Event Will Bring Fewer Tropical Cyclone Landfalls July 17, 2015 El Niño years bring disruptive weather, such as floods and drought, but have an added benefit of leading to fewer...
Report Sees Major Food Shortage as Climate Change Danger July 16, 2015 By Don Jergler Climate change reports and studies abound lately – as you will note from a previous column – but one recent...