Terrorism News

Can the stand-alone market withstand TRIA ending?

The market of last resort may soon become the only option for thousands of policyholders if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) sunsets and property/casualty carriers stop offering terrorism coverage. With a recent government report suggesting that TRIA should not …

Catlin Bermuda Launches ‘Nuclear-Chem-Bio’ Terror Coverage

Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. (Catlin Bermuda), a subsidiary of the Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited, announced the launch of “an insurance and reinsurance product that provides affordable coverage for acts of nuclear, chemical, biological or radiological (NCBR) terrorism.” Catlin’s pointed out …

Study: St. George, Utah Ranked Most Secure Place To Live

According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings, compiled by database experts at www.bestplaces.net, …

Swiss Re Advisors See Big Demand for Energy Risk Underwriting

Major global political and business leaders say energy issues are high on their agenda and that the demands and risk transfer needs of this sector pose challenges and opportunities for insurers and reinsurers. At Swiss Re’s Centre for Global Dialogue, …

Catastrophe Bond Investors to Gain from Mild Hurricane Season

Investors who bet against the odds of another devastating Atlantic hurricane season now stand to cash in big-time on “catastrophe bonds.” Contrary to expert predictions, the season turned out to be the mildest in years. Insurance companies sell the bonds, …

Power shift in the political landscape

Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of Democratic candidates wrest control of both houses of Congress, gain a majority of the governorships and take control of …

Power shift in the political landscape

Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of Democratic candidates wrest control of both houses of Congress, gain a majority of the governorships and take control of …

Power shift in the political landscape

Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of Democratic candidates wrest control of both houses of Congress, gain a majority of the governorships and take control of …

Power shift in the political landscape

Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of Democratic candidates wrest control of both houses of Congress, gain a majority of the governorships and take control of …

Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans

The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the same,” said National Association of Professional …