Analysis

PG&E filing highlights potential extent of wildfire-related liability

Steven A. Meyerowitz | January 22, 2019

The company’s Form 8-K filed on Jan. 14 highlights the extent of the claims PG&E is facing, and its available insurance.

Commentary

Big rig safety tech and trucking insurance rate hikes

John Kearney | January 22, 2019

Technology is making big rigs safer, but the hefty price tag on these news trucks is sending insurance premiums up.

News

Pentagon warns of dire risk to bases, troops from climate change

Tony Capaccio, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter | January 18, 2019

U.S. military facilities are already encountering some of the effects of climate change.

Event

Calling all innovators: The '2019 PIA InsureTech Showcase' needs you

Denny Jacob | January 18, 2019

InsurTech innovators may apply for a limited number of speaking slots. If interested, contact insuretech@pianet.org.

Career Moves

People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: Jan. 18, 2019

Denny Jacob | January 18, 2019

News from Aon plc, Risk Strategies, The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State and more.

Career Moves

NAIC names 2019 committee chairs and vice chairs

Denny Jacob | January 18, 2019

State insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories govern the NAIC.

NRA-affiliated insurance is banned in Washington

Steven A. Meyerowitz | January 18, 2019

Illinois Union Insurance has been ordered to stop underwriting policies branded under the NRA as self-defense policies.

News

PG&E put in hot seat by judge over fire hazard from power lines

Peter Blumberg and Mark Chediak | January 17, 2019

During high-winds, conductors are pushed together creating sparks that drop into vegetation creating fire danger, judge says.

Analysis

California fires now rage all year as drought creates tinderbox

Brian K. Sullivan | January 17, 2019

The never-ending fire season stems largely from a years-long drought that gripped much of California before easing in 2017.

News

Brexit deal rejection could hurt U.K. insurance market

Property Casualty 360 | January 17, 2019

The development arrived amidst the U.K.'s already sour financial outlook. Here's what it means for insurers.