A day after the Boston marathon bombing, a different kind of race continues.

An atmosphere of pessimism has taken hold of the downstream energy-insurance market after two poor underwriting years, and while capacity has not been impacted yet, one or two exits by leading insurers could trigger a wider withdrawal, a new report says.

Registration is now open for the first-ever Women in Insurance Global Conference, in which the industrys professional senior leaders will discuss how gender diversity in the C-suite is critical for companies to be relevant and successful in todays business environment.

The head of the Insurance Information Institute says in the wake of the bombing tragedy at the Boston Marathon that the stability of the terrorism risk insurance market is contingent on sustaining a federal terrorism risk insurance backstop.