Greater risks from volatility in investment and underwriting performance, a more active merger and acquisition market, and regulatory changes could transform the insurance industry in the coming
The RIMS Benchmark Survey found that although insurance premiums for businesses continued a five-year trend of falling rates during the fourth quarter of 2008, recent data suggest a reversal of this
While the crises roiling the economy and financial markets may be taking most organizations into uncharted territory, risk managers eager for advancement know exactly where they want to go--up to the
Coming off a U.S. presidential campaign in which the "Joes" of the world assumed a very prominent role, perhaps it is only fitting that it was "Joe the Risk Manager" who took over the presidency of
The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued a statement yesterday calling upon the New York State Attorney General's Office and the New York Insurance Department to issue new regulations to
The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued a statement yesterday calling upon the New York State Attorney General's Office and the New York Insurance Department to issue new regulations to
The commercial insurance pricing cycle is bottoming out at last. But with the economy contracting, rates are not expected to start rising in general until the fourth quarter of this year, or perhaps
The commercial insurance premium market cycle is near bottom and general commercial insurance prices will start to rise by the fourth quarter of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010, Advisen Ltd.,
A report released by the Bermuda Monetary Authority found that while Bermudian insurers exhibit sophistication in their use of models--particularly with catastrophic risk--there is room for improvement