2015 News

2016 Wildfire Season Not Likely to Top Record-Setting 2015 Season

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Trajectory Shows Fewer Fires and Fewer Total Acres Burned in 2016 In 2015, the amount of area consumed by wildfires in the U.S. topped 10 million acres for the first …

Mother Nature More Relaxed in 2015

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. A review of 2015 natural hazard events revealed an overall reduction in property damage for the year. While this does not minimize the local impact of individual events like the …

Los Angeles CPCU Society Chapter Names Worldwide Facilities, LLC 2015 Employer of the Year

Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2016 — On December 8, 2015, The Los Angeles CPCU Society Chapter presented its first “Employer of the Year” award to Lori Hunter, CPCU, on behalf of Worldwide Facilities, LLC. The award is meant to …

Infographic: Recap on 2015 Marketing

Assessing First-Half P/C Insurance Results: A.M. Best

The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to post a third consecutive year of underwriting profits, considering its performance in the first half of the year and barring any late year catastrophic losses, according to rating agency A.M. Best. The P/C …

Technology Dominates Texas-Based Group’s Fraud Predictions for 2015

Technology will give fraudsters an edge in 2015, but it will also provide new tools for organizations and investigators, according to three experts from the Austin, Texas-based Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) who were asked for their top fraud …

Report Says Asia to Add 1.66 Million Millionaires by 2015

Asia will add 1.66 million dollar-millionaires by 2015, taking the total number of wealthy to 2.82 million as the world’s fastest-growing major economies of China and India continue to mint millionaires, a report from Julius Baer said on Wednesday. The …