Loss Control

The insurance industry, with its increased use of better tools to assess risk and allocate capital, might see shortened market cycles than it is used to, according to an executive from Chartis.

In a report focusing mostly on the energy-insurance market, insurance broker Willis took time to discuss the global insurance-pricing cycle, stating a market turn, which many feel is already beginning, is not necessarily guaranteed to occur just yet.

Frat parties, sports events and even school vehicle usage could put universities at risk every day through negligence and benign neglect.

Catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions says insured losses from the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season will be about $5 billion.

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After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, major companies are beginning to examine risk-management strategies for their supply chains in China, as that country is exposed to many of the same natural-catastrophe risks as Japan and is a larger supply-chain hub for many companies, according to a new...

An upcoming cycle of stormy solar activity risks causing damage to electrical transformers and threatening vulnerable energy infrastructure around the globe, a report by an insurance group says.

An upcoming cycle of stormy solar activity risks causing damage to electrical transformers and threatening vulnerable energy infrastructure around the globe, a report by an insurance group says.