Asbestos Insurers Hike Reserves Some insurers are reacting to additional asbestos exposures by increasing reserve levels.In 1999, the insurers listed below increased their estimate of ...

WC Prices To Keep Rising, Experts WarnOrlando, Fla. Risk managers should expect higher prices for workers' compensation insurance coverage for at least another year, a ...

Insurers Eye Supply Chain ManagementSupply chain management is the automation and integration of business processes among suppliers, vendors and consumers to bring a product or ...

Calif. Lawmakers MisfireAgain On WC Reform Bill For the third consecutive year, California lawmakers are debating a workers' compensation reform bill that might very ...

Contingency Fee Regulations Sought Washington A prominent legal reform group has filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission asking it to require lawyers ...

RAND Sees Asbestos Claims Rising A leading think tank has found that the more than 500,000 asbestos injury plaintiffs with $21 billion in claims in ...

Get Homeowners Value Right To The Editor: In his May 28 "Financial Insights" column, "Price Hikes Needed In Homeowners Market," Sean Mooney of Guy Carpenter ...

Reinsurers May Be Spared Asbestos ClaimsUp until 1998, the U.S. insurance industry experienced a flat-to-slightly-decreasing trend in asbestos claims and payments, demonstrated by the fact ...