Loss Control

Munich Re is marketing a new catastrophe bond through a special purpose vehicle set up to protect two North Carolina underwriting associations against $200 million of hurricane losses in the region.

Whether an employer adopts an integrated approach to RTW or a traditional one, it will face various challenges in minimizing claims costs and worker absences.

A construction safety consultant looks at three building design cases that totally disregarded worker well-being--and how building owners, architects and insurers can prevent them.

Each year in the U.S., 1,200 tornadoes on average kill 60 people, injure 1,500, and cause roughly $400 million in damages, putting long-term average tornado losses on par with hurricanes, according to a new report by Lloyds of London.

Phone and Internet availability, while vastly increasing the speed of communication in the business world, is not without its own particular risk.

The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety conducted the first-ever indoor hailstorm Feb. 20.