Corporate Risk

At a time when technology has eroded the security agents and brokers have known in their traditional business model, membership in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America remains a valuable beacon for future opportunity, says the associations chairman.

With the current investment environment working against workers compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.

With the current investment environment working against workers compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.

The world has become statistically less stable with civil unrest downgraded in 37 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, in light of European austerity measures and spending cuts.

The world has become statistically less stable with civil unrest downgraded in 37 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, in light of European austerity measures and spending cuts.

Three subjects appeared to be most prominent in discussions between executives and risk managers in Philadelphia at this years Risk and Insurance Management Society meeting: price, business interruption and cyber risk.

Hundreds of exhibitors representing myriad insurance interests and specialties assembled at the Risk and Insurance Management Societys 50th annual meeting in Philadelphia. National Underwriter met with them to discuss some of the new offerings they presented to the thousands of risk-management attendees on hand for the four-day event.

I.I.I. President Robert Hartwig on industry surplus, Brown & Brown Chairman and acting President and CEO J. Hyatt Brown on the state of the market, and more.