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Commercial insurance prices in U.S. remain flat during 2016 Q4

March 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Commercial insurance prices in the United States were almost flat during 2016 Q4, with price increases of less than 1% for the fifth straight quarter, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reports in its latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). CLIPS

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2016 insured losses for Canadian cats reached about $4.9 billion last year – 10 times more severe than 2015: PCS

March 7, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Insured losses from catastrophe events in Canada reached about $4.9 billion last year, nearly 10 times more severe than 2015, the quietest Canadian catastrophe year on record, according to Property Claim Services’ (PCS) full-year 2016 review. In 2016, PCS designated

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Takata pleads guilty in air bag scandal, agrees to pay $1B

February 28, 2017 Tom Krisher and Ed White - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT – Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S. The

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Weather risk accounts for an estimated US$56 billion in untapped wind energy asset values globally: GCube

January 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Resource underperformance has surpassed mechanical breakdown and component damage as the major obstacle to achieving bankable wind energy projects, GCube Underwriting Ltd. notes in a report estimating the untapped asset values of wind energy stakeholders around the world at US$56

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Firewall efficacy improved with use of firewall management tools: study

January 30, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Use of firewall management tools has resulted in fewer breaches, increased productivity and the ability to respond to a breach in less than an hour, suggests a commissioned report released last week by U.S.-based FireMon. Automate Zero Trust Policy and

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions brings advanced analytics to U.S. telematics programs

January 24, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has advanced its proprietary technology for insurance telematics programs in the U.S. to ensure the policyholder and driver are the same, contributing to a true picture of driver behaviour and improving consumer experience. “Up until now, U.S.

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2016 Q4 preliminary loss estimate for natural catastrophes US$245 million: XL Group

January 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

XL Group Ltd.’s insurance and reinsurance segments are almost evenly split with regard to accounting for the company’s approximately US$245 million, natural catastrophe net loss estimate for the fourth quarter of 2016. The preliminary loss estimate “is pre-tax and net

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U.S. insurance broker profitability to persist in 2017, be supplemented by organic revenue growth: Fitch

December 2, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Fitch Ratings expects insurance broker earnings and revenue south of the border to likely to modestly improve in 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016. “In 2017, Fitch expects brokers will continue to supplement organic revenue growth through

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Millennials interact with their banks more than Boomers; banks need to provide digital focus for all generations

December 1, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Mobile adoption is high among U.S. Millennials when it comes to retail banking, but so too is the likelihood of visiting a teller or calling a contact centre, reveals new research released Thursday by New York-based Bain & Company Inc.

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Estimate for net ultimate U.S. asbestos losses increased to US$100 billion: A.M. Best

November 29, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

A.M. Best has increased its estimate for losses that property and casualty insurers in the United States can ultimately expect from third-party liability asbestos claims to US$100 billion. The new figure – included in a new report issued Monday –

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Estimated insured losses for U.S., Caribbean from Hurricane Matthew US$2.5 billion to US$8 billion: RMS

October 21, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

RMS has estimated Hurricane Matthew will produce insured losses of US$1.5 billion to US$5 billion for the United States and US$1 billion to US$3 billion in the Caribbean, making it the reinsurance industry’s costliest Atlantic hurricane since Sandy four years

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Hurricane Matthew damage significant, but manageable, for U.S. insurers: A.M. Best

October 18, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Most insurance carriers rated by A.M. Best have sufficient capital and appropriate reinsurance programs to effectively absorb Hurricane Matthew losses, notes a new briefing from the rating agency. That being the case, A.M. Best reports it does not anticipate a