Terrorism News

Willis Analyzes Mining Industry ‘Insurance Crunch’

A new report from Willis’ London office concludes that the “global mining industry is caught in a ‘classic insurance market crunch’ as mining companies, faced with declining commodity prices and profits, have less to spend on coverage while insurers raise …

Marsh Issues Study on Managing Risk to Survive Current Recession

Marsh has launched a report highlighting the key risks companies face as the global economy slows and advice about how to tackle them. Entitled “Managing Through the Downturn,” the report highlights issues around capital management, liability and trading risks, addressing …

Top 25 Surplus Lines Coverage in Florida – 2008

Top 25 Surplus Lines Coverage in Florida – 2008 Ranked By Policy Count Coverage Premium # Policies Inland Marine (Personal) $25,232,485 197,325 Commercial General Liability $571,644,547 138,315 Commercial Property $1,929,855,449 103,974 Commercial Package (P&C) $273,747,233 72,709 Homeowners (HO3) $142,865,697 58,327 …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …

Aon: Economic Crisis Heightens Political Risk

2009 will see the political consequences of the global credit crunch start to have an impact, according to the 16th annual Political Risk Map, launched today by Aon Risk Services, a division of Aon Corporation. In a global webcast, Aon’s …

London’s Reach Bolsters U.S. Specialty Lines

Insurers Catlin, Beazley, Amlin, Hiscox and Newcomer Torus Find Their Niche in U.S. Market Find a need, then fill it,” is a hoary business principle, but making it work is often harder than it looks. However, a number of British …

UK Insurance Institute Says Insurers Can Help Mitigate Terrorist Risk

The insurance industry can play a key role in preparing businesses for the terrorist threat according to the global security think tank International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in the latest Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Thinkpiece entitled “Responding to the …

Lloyd’s Chairman Calls for Insurance Industry Input in Financial Regulation

Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Peter Levene, has called for insurers to contribute to the debate about the future of financial markets, citing better regulation as the key way forward. In an article on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com) Levene stated: “What …