Claims & Reserving
Allstate Reports Disaster Costs Down, Investments Up for Q2
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, said second quarter profit climbed on investment gains and reduced costs tied to natural disasters. Net income climbed 2.6 ...
RMS Version 13.0 Released For North American Hurricanes
RMS announced the release of its North Atlantic hurricane model suite, version 13.0, today, noting that the release delivers the ability to fully quantify the risk from catastrophic hurricane-driven ...
Transportation Insurer National Interstate Posts Surprise Q2 Loss
National Interstate Corp., the insurer majority owned by American Financial Group Inc., plunged the most since 2008 after reserves for claims in prior periods proved inadequate, fueling a surprise ...
TD Bank Faces Insurance Loss Due to Flood Claims
Toronto-Dominion Bank , Canada's second-largest lender, said it will take a third-quarter charge after tax of C$418 million ($406 million) due to recent severe weather in Alberta and Ontario and to ...
Allianz, QBE to Face Most Claims from Spain Train Derailment
Germany's Allianz and Australian group QBE bear the bulk of the insurance liability from this week's fatal train crash in northwest Spain, according to sources at the companies. While Allianz's ...
How to Avoid Potentially Violent Situations During Claims Investigations
Working in unfamiliar locations on stressful losses, usually alone, adjusters in the field can be at a disadvantage when it comes to knowing if a situation with a policyholder or claimant could turn ...
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance for Ireland’s Health Claims May Save Taxpayers
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will reinsure about 700 million euros ($923 million) in claims for Ireland's state health insurer, which is seeking to stem losses and its burden on taxpayers ...
Casualty ILS: The Time Has Come
The accelerating convergence of insurance and reinsurance with capital markets and the resulting effect on the traditional insurance and reinsurance business model have topped the insurance news ...