The first report of the Federal Insurance Office was released today, but this Annual Report is not the delayed modernization report mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Product Recall Insurance is one of the more high-profile products in the Excess & Surplus arena, with some 59 million products recalled last year and product-recall claims hitting seven figures. Click to see the Top 10 Product Recalls in 2012.
In cat claims handling, certain touchpoints can breed bad faith allegations, not to mention plenty of bad press for insurers. Cultivating best practices will mitigate needless litigation.
In its first earnings conference call since ending litigation with banks over the insuring of structured financial instruments this week, MBIA Inc. executives breathed a huge sigh of relief and spoke about a reinvigorated future for the guarantee insurer.
The CEO of MarketScout says Berkshire Hathaways hiring of four seasoned executives away from American International Group could disrupt commercial market rate increases should the company decide to enter the primary marketplace to expand its market share.