Emerging Risks


March 21, 2018

A jury has rejected a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff who alleged that the defendant had turned his vehicle in front of her, causing a collision. Facts…

March 21, 2018

Lloyd's has appointed Dawnmarie Black as the market development lead for Lloyd's with responsibility for the northeast region of the United…

March 21, 2018

The U.S. property/casualty ("P/C") industry recorded a net underwriting loss of $23.5 billion for year-end 2017, according to preliminary results,…

March 21, 2018

A new survey from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has found that nearly nine in 10 people (88 percent) understand the death benefit component…

March 21, 2018

The North Carolina Department of Insurance ("DOI") has added 15 new special agents to fight insurance fraud in the state.The DOI's commissioner,…

March 21, 2018

The Institutes have reached an agreement with the International Insurance Society ("IIS") that provides that IIS will become an affiliate of…

March 21, 2018

The New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") has fined QBE Insurance Corp., an insurer that offers blanket accident-only coverage…

March 21, 2018

XL Catlin's London-based insurance business has introduced a contract continuity clause addressing the risk that contracts written by XL Catlin's…

March 21, 2018

Fraud of the Week March 19, 2018 Arson—West Virginia Amount: $580,000 This week, two men pleaded guilty in federal court…

March 21, 2018
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March 19, 2018 The Court of Appeals of California has ruled that a vintage wine collector who accidentally purchased counterfeit wine was not owed…