Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claims of the Year September 6, 2012 A dog that got bitten by a turtle, a hound found literally hanging around the barbecue grill and a cat...
Aon Benfield Report Highlights Growth of Insurance-linked Securities September 6, 2012 Catastrophe bond issuance for the last 12 months – June 2011 to June 2012 – rose to $6.43 billion –...
Report Finds Less than 10% of Global Insurers Using ‘App’ Strategy September 6, 2012 A report by Swiss research company MyPrivateBanking concludes that while the “mobile app revolution” has reached the insurance industry, adoption...
Swiss Re Report Analyzes Rise in Flood Losses – $15 Billion and Counting September 6, 2012 A new report from Swiss Re underscores the fact the “insured flood losses have increased from $1–2 billion in 1970...
Personal Lines Rates Inch Up in August: MarketScout September 5, 2012 Rates for personal lines insurance rose 3 percent in August 2012 compared to rates in August 2011, reported the national...
Global Reinsurer Capital Reaches $480 Billion: Aon Benfield Study September 5, 2012 The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyzes the financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers...
U.S. Construction Firms Facing Double-Digit Increases for Liability Insurance: Marsh August 31, 2012 The commercial general liability market for the U.S. construction industry continues to firm with underwriters seeking rate increases of up...
Willis Research Sees Fewer, but Stronger, Hurricanes in Future Years August 31, 2012 New research from the Willis Research Network (WRN) addresses scientific forecasts that “global warming is likely to lead to stronger...
Consumer Perception of Progressive at Lowest Level in 4 Years: YouGov August 30, 2012 Progressive Insurance’s mid-August social media-driven controversy has brought the company to its lowest U.S. consumer perception level in more than...
Isaac Giving Local Researchers a Chance to Test New Tracking Model August 30, 2012 Isaac is giving a team at Jackson State University in Mississippi the opportunity to test a tracking model that can...