A.M. Best: Middle Eastern Insurance Market Primed for M&As, Stakebuilding May 18, 2015 Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and stakebuilding is gaining momentum in the Middle East as financially strong and profitable insurers...
How On-Demand Economy Is Changing Workers’ Compensation May 15, 2015 By Denise Johnson and Andrew G. Simpson The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees...
When Dogs Bite, Home Insurers Pay Average $32,000 May 15, 2015 Max, Bella and their canine comrades cause more than one-third of all home insurance claims, adding $530 million a year...
Workers’ Comp Industry Improved in 2014 But NCCI Sees Trouble Ahead May 14, 2015 The workers’ compensation industry had a pretty good 2014 in which its combined ratio improved for the third consecutive year,...
Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years May 13, 2015 The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according...
Use of Captives Rises for Non-Traditional Risks: Marsh May 13, 2015 Captive insurance vehicles are increasingly being used by businesses to provide cover for non-traditional risks, according to a new benchmarking...
Companies Let Most Technology Assets Go Unprotected: Aon/Ponemon May 12, 2015 Cyber is one of the fastest growing risks for companies across the globe, and information technology assets are often as...
Some Midsize SUVs Do Poorly on Front Overlap Crash Test May 12, 2015 Three more midsize SUVs achieved good or acceptable ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the latest round...
A.M. Best: Australia’s Nat Cat Losses Will Challenge Underwriting Profits May 12, 2015 A string of recent major natural catastrophe events in Australia is expected to materially affect non-life insurers’ upcoming earnings for...
Toward Sensible Risk Management of Earthquake Risk in Energy Production May 11, 2015 By John Kemp Underground disposal of waste water produced from oil and natural gas wells has been blamed for triggering thousands of small...