If SpaceX rockets are to be reused, they’ll need insurance first

H. Cutner
SpaceX rockets spacecraft technology

The company is looking to use their technology more than once and is preparing to recover them for re-launch. Now that it has been shown that SpaceX rockets are able to make landings on a consistent basis, they are now looking to insurance underwriters to make it possible to be able to reuse those devices for the launch of commercial satellites. The insurance industry will need to be heavily involved in this process in order to manage the financial implications. Over the next week or two, the Hawthorn space company…

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Flood insurance companies in France could face over $2 billion in losses

Julie Campbell
France flood insurance companies - Seine June 2016

The rising Seine River has caused water to rush overland and this flooding is expected to be very costly. The government of France has declared the flooding of the Seine to be a national disaster today, which has laid the path for flood insurance companies to begin the process for claims filings and payments for their policyholders. The Seine River has started to recede after having reached its highest level, making assessments possible. Flood insurance companies met with the French government this week to help to assess the damage left…

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Hurricane insurance rates increase in Florida regardless of the lack of storms

Nordstrom
Florida hurricane insurance rates

Many residents of the state are wondering why they’re paying more when it has been many years since the last catastrophe. Florida hurricane insurance rates have been on the rise and while that may not have drawn much attention at one time, many residents of the state are wondering why they should have to pay more when it has been more than a decade since the damage left behind by Hurricane Wilma. When Hurricane Wilma smashed through South Florida, devastation worth billions was left in its wake. However, despite the…

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Two-tier insurance company capital standards proposed by Fed

Marc
Insurance company capital standards business financial skyscrapers

The concept is to treat exceptionally large firms differently from others within the industry. The Federal Reserve proposed new insurance company capital standards as a part of a two tiered system that had already been expected for the industry and that is expected to provide significant protection for the American economy. Within this system, major insurers are going to have different capital requirements applied to them. Prudential Financial Inc. and American International Group Inc. will both have different insurance company capital standards applied to them due to their size and…

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Life insurance policies carried by San Bernardino shooter may be seized by US

Julie Campbell

This week, federal prosecutors filed a suit to be able to take control of Syed Rizwan Farook’s payouts. The life insurance policies taken out by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino shooters from the attacks in December 2015, may soon be seized by the U.S. government if federal prosecutors are successful in winning the lawsuit they have now filed. This would allow the government to seize the payouts from the two insurance policies carried by the shooter. The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles made the filing for…

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