E&S/Specialty

Most manufacturers approach workplace safety as they did a generation ago, But there are new management systems that can guide employers to 60 to 70 percent reductions in injuries.

Most manufacturers approach workplace safety as they did a generation ago, But there are new management systems that can guide employers to 60 to 70 percent reductions in injuries.

The massive and global expansion of demand for wind turbines is good news for manufacturers. But, naturally, these manufacturers, whether large original-equipment manufacturers or smaller component-parts producers, also face a number of risks which can cripple a company wlacking the proper coverage.

With Workers Compensation, the big shift is the medical component of costs exceeding indemnity costs. With Supply Chain risk, its the realization that supply and upstream customer chains can be far more fragile than anticipated in a catastrophe. And for food processors, the emerging challenge is a food-safety law that...

Catastrophe losses from the 2011 fourth quarter and prior quarters significantly weighed on earnings for three Bermuda specialty insurance and reinsurance companies.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded PartnerRes insurance financial strength rating to A1 from Aa3 due in part to the catastrophe losses the company suffered relative to most of its peers.