Catastrophe insurance market recommendations made by RIMS

July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 H. Cutner

Insurance News on catastrophe insurance losses

A letter sent to the U.S. Treasury has made a number of natural cat coverage marketplace suggestions. The Risk Management Society (RIMS) has now issued a letter to the United States Treasury in order to share its recommendations regarding potential improvements to the way that the natural catastrophe insurance market operates throughout the country. The organization had been asked to submit this letter as an element of a study conducted by the FIO. The Federal Insurance Office (FIO), a part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is performing a…

Report highlights effect of natural disaster on insurance industry

May 11, 2013May 25, 2013 Logan B.

Insurance industry continues to wrestle with catastrophes Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe modeling division of the company, has released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap report. These reports are issued monthly and highlight the natural disasters that have occurred around the world and details what impact they may have had on the insurance industry. The latest report provides some insight on the natural disasters that struck throughout the U.S. in April. The report makes note of several severe events that have caused significant damage in some parts of the country.…