Loss Control

Strong demand for a $270 million catastrophe bond allowed its issuer, U.S. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co, to price it more cheaply than expected, leaving investors looking for a higher return from future issues.

Strong demand for a $270 million catastrophe bond allowed its issuer, U.S. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co, to price it more cheaply than expected, leaving investors looking for a higher return from future issues.

Insurers across all sectors are acknowledging the impacts of climate change on their business, but they are failing to engage in discussions about how to stay ahead of the potential threats, a new preparedness study says.

More than half of small U.S. businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute were found to have experienced at least one data breach in the entire span of their operations, but only a third notified customers of the situation.

Munich Re is marketing a new catastrophe bond through a special purpose vehicle set up to protect two North Carolina underwriting associations against $200 million of hurricane losses in the region.

Whether an employer adopts an integrated approach to RTW or a traditional one, it will face various challenges in minimizing claims costs and worker absences.

Whether an employer adopts an integrated approach to RTW or a traditional one, it will face various challenges in minimizing claims costs and worker absences.

A construction safety consultant looks at three building design cases that totally disregarded worker well-being--and how building owners, architects and insurers can prevent them.