By knowing the policy, agents are able to answer policyholders' questions, especially those relating to limitations and exclusions.

Insurance agents can use El Nio and other weather events to speak with clients about coverage.

The U.S. Defense Department is sending personnel on tours with private cyber security companies and bringing in specialists from those companies to gain the skills necessary to defend military networks from hackers.

Swiss Re AG booked $250 million in losses from the August chemical warehouse explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, its biggest payout in a quarter that saw profit rise 13 percent.

David Einhorn, chairman of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the Cayman Islands-based reinsurer, affirmed his confidence in stocks that dragged his portfolio to its worst performance since the financial crisis.

RIMS presented Intuit with its enterprise risk management award at its conference in Chicago.

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor, disclosed an investment in American International Group Inc. and said it should split into three companies.

If the next 'big storm' were to hit this season, the answer would be yes.