All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2017 // Aug. 24, 1992 was anything but a typical Monday for Robert Reynolds as he drove through debris-filled roads and devastation on the way to his family-run agency then located just north of Homestead, Fla.Hurricane Andrew had...
Aug 22 2017 // The renters insurance market has been a hard nut to crack for the industry, but an insurance carrier and online rental service platform hope their partnership may be the secret to breaking through.Cozy, an online property...
Aug 21 2017 // Unleashing the invisible hand that has been missing from the flood insurance market for nearly 50 years is no easy task. But private flood insurance experts say the change would be a good thing not only for private flood...
Aug 21 2017 // It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”This opening line in Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities” summarizes the...
Aug 18 2017 // Businesses are spending a small fortune on cyber security but what they are doing is not working very well, according to a cyber security expert who sees the insurance industry as a key to improving the situation.“We...
Aug 17 2017 // Credit rating activity for the U.S. property/casualty industry in the first half of 2017 was favorable, with upgrades outpacing downgrades. Nearly one-third of the 2017 upgrades were driven by increased parental support,...
Aug 16 2017 // There’s a popular word this year that I’m really tired of. It may not be bothering you so much, but I’ve read it so much that it’s become this year’s “it is what it is” for...
Aug 15 2017 // First of Two ArticlesAfter 44 years in the insurance business, Stephen Catlin is retiring at the end of 2017. While he’ll be retiring from his role as executive deputy chairman of XL Group, he emphasizes that he...
Aug 14 2017 // Specialist insurance market Lloyd’s of London will host Lloyd’s Day Texas to welcome Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown to the United States. The event will be held in Dallas on Oct. 4, 2017, and in Houston on Oct....
Aug 11 2017 // When Micah Carr-Hill wanted to insure Chief, the Labrador that helps with his son’s autism therapy, he found an ally in Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer.The German company had just teamed up with a U.K....
Aug 7 2017 // Peabody, MA, August 7, 2017 – eServices, a specialized platform focused on providing turn-key risk management, claims, marketing, and technology solutions through its various entities, is pleased to announce that...
Aug 7 2017 // Five health insurance companies in Ohio, including Molina Healthcare Inc., have stepped up to sell health plans in 19 counties that would have been without Obamacare individual coverage in 2018, the state’s insurance...
Aug 7 2017 // Ron Lockton, who has served as vice chairman of global insurance broker Lockton Inc. for the past two years as part of the succession plan, is expanding his role to become president and chief executive officer of the...
Aug 7 2017 // Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2016, approximately $606 billion of DPW was reported, a record high for the industry. For 2016,...
Aug 7 2017 // Seventeen-year-old climate activist Delaney Reynolds has a message for the insurance industry on the topic of climate change: It’s time to step up and take action against this global crisis.“Your future...
Aug 3 2017 // A climate activist group is calling out a handful of European insurers for having significant holdings in fossil fuels despite pledges by the companies to be more climate friendly.A report released today alleges that...
Aug 2 2017 // Disrupting an industry that has been doing things the same way for a generation takes time. Take it from one major insurance disruptor – compare.com.The online insurance comparison marketplace launched in the U.S. in...
Jul 28 2017 // As part of New York’s continuing response to flooding in the Lake Ontario region, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is reminding property and casualty insurers of their responsibility to work...
Jul 28 2017 // The Democratic Republic of Congo’s insurance regulator is preparing to open up an industry for the first time that could be worth as much as $500 million a year to investors.The newly created Insurance Regulatory...
Jul 27 2017 // Climate change may pose a serious risk to the nation’s electric grid, according to a new report.The report was prepared by Johns Hopkins University with help from Swiss Re. “Lights out: The risks of climate and...