The recent outbreak of severe storms last month has added up to a massive bill for insurers. The severe storms and tornado’s in April has been called the second deadliest outbreak in U.S. history; falling barely short of the record Tri-State tornado outbreak in 1925. Insurance companies across the board are reporting high losses, such as Allstate, with a whopping 1.4 billion dollar loss; just for the month of April. Several insurance companies are reporting big losses for April, due to the historic weather events all through the southern states.…
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Congress wants to take a bite out of cyber crime
It is possible that the U.S. could see the first strategic, cybersecurity law proposed, being up for a vote in Congress. No administration has ever suggested a major law, outlining specific plans for increasing computer security for citizens, businesses and government entities. An investigative report shows that data breaches reached an all time high last year, with more than 760 breaches. This may not sound too bad, but the number of affected records from that 760, equaled over 4 million. Cyber criminals have adapted to most types of security applications…
Read MoreExperts claim catastrophe risk modeling needs to change
The property and casualty insurance business isn’t what it used to be. Traditional methods of deciding risk management worked well in its time. According to the managing director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Process Center (WRMDPC) in Pennsylvania, the time has come where changing the way the industry calculates risk is essential to its survival. In the property and casualty sector, the traditional notion was that catastrophic events only occurred about every 25 years or so. It also counted on the fact that the risks were, for the…
Read MoreFinancial News: Insurance industry becomes more attractive
The global economy is showing promising signs of recovery, but the recession took a heavy toll on nearly everyone. State governments, in particular, suffered in the wake of the economic calamity. In light of this, some are taking steps to remake themselves to be more attractive to businesses, specifically insurers. Vermont is the latest to join these ranks, joining Utah, South Carolina, Delaware and Hawaii, each making changes to their regulatory policies to bring in big insurers. Many insurance companies partake in a number of business transactions that they would…
Read MoreChecking the insurance market temperature
A recent survey shows that first quarter property and casualty (commercial) rates have fallen another three percent, on average, for most renewals and small to medium business renewals. Most experts believe that it’s still too early to tell if this is due to the disasters in Japan and other countries earlier this year, or if there is another market influence taking place. The slowdown in decreasing rates may be an indicator that prices will start to level off. There have been some slight increases, more noticeable in larger businesses, commercial…
Read MoreBusiness claims on the rise due to discrimination
A recent survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, show that lawsuits against businesses for discrimination have risen dramatically; and are still rising. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported a record breaking number of discrimination charges in 2010. The Chubb Group’s report revealed that one third of employees they surveyed felt their company is less likely to protect them from various forms of discrimination. More than 30 percent also stated that they felt companies were less likely to protect consumers from id theft or data leaks. According to…
Read MoreSurvey shows top concerns for future world commerce
Over one thousand business CEO’s from around the globe put their two cents worth in on a recent survey. The results of the survey were released at the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) convention that was held in Vancouver. Corporate experts from 58 countries weighed in on their top business concerns for this year. The survey, given by Aon Risk Solutions proved that economics is mutually dependent on various risk factors; whether it’s in the U.S. or another country on the other side of the globe. Most business professionals…
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