Commercial Lines

Insured losses from catastrophic events for the 2011 first half increased 141 percent over the same period last year, but the disasters claimed significantly less lives according to a report from Swiss Re.

Carrier executives, brokers, catastrophe modelers and risk managers talk to NU about how the industry has changed in the 10 years since 9/11.

Tropical Storm Nate, one of three current Atlantic tropical cyclones, appears to be tracking south of yesterdays forecast and now looks as if it will make landfall in the middle portion of Mexico.

Because terrorist acts have unique characteristics that are unlike natural disasters, traditional loss-prevention tools often fall short when preparing for this risk, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.

Legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2016 was reported to the Senate floor today by the Senate Banking Committee.

Aon Benfields catastrophe model development center, Impact Forecasting, estimates U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Irene of between $1.6 billion and $6.6 billion.