Many Renters Lack Insurance Despite Fear Over Fire Damage: Survey July 11, 2012 As U.S. rental occupancy rates continue to rise, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a new Allstate survey has found...
New Crash Avoidance Features Reduce Claims, Says Insurance Safety Institute July 10, 2012 Advanced crash avoidance technologies include some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, insurance claim analyses by the...
June’s Severe Weather Losses Near $2 Billion in U.S.: Aon Benfield July 10, 2012 U.S. severe weather insurance losses were close to $2 billion in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report. Published...
PCS Sees Busy Cat Bond Market in 2012 Thus Far July 9, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson With two quarters completed in 2012, the catastrophe bond market remains robust. Insurers and reinsurers issued approximately $3.6 billion in...
Feared El Nino Weather Could Strike in Third Quarter: Climate Forecasters July 6, 2012 The feared El Nino weather phenomenon could strike as early as the third quarter of 2012, raising prospects of wreaking...
Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook July 3, 2012 Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to...
RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL July 2, 2012 RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March...
More Gen Y’ers Passing on Driving July 2, 2012 By Deborah Zabarenko To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. “Part of it was laziness,” the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. “I...
Business Transitions More Risky for Lawyers: Study June 29, 2012 The practice of business transactions presents greater professional liability risk for attorneys than many other areas of practice, a new...
P/C Industry 2011 Loss Reserve Position Sufficient, but Challenged: Conning Research June 27, 2012 The property/casualty industry appears to have sufficient reserves, but older reserves continue to develop adversely in 2011, according to analysis...