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Accumulation Headache? Look to Carve-Outs for Relief

By Seong Wook Kim|June 23, 2016|English

Unexpected capacity accumulation arising out of multiple primary policies can create big headaches for insurers, often prompting them to walk away from an otherwise desirable risk. However, there is a way to help insurers grow their books while keeping...
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What Is Equipment Breakdown Anyway?

By Lisa Poirier and Kerri Tanner|June 08, 2016|English

When you think of equipment breakdown, do you usually think of machinery-intensive industries, such as steel mills, pulp and paper manufacturing, or electrical power generation? What about “Main Street” occupancies – apartment buildings,...
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The Key to Underwriting Flood Successfully [Video]

By Tim Pappas |May 19, 2016|English

Innovations in modeling and technology are changing the way the industry underwrites flood risks, but they are only a starting point to truly understanding the risk. Transforming that information into knowledge is the key to underwriting flood successfully. View...
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Oil Rig Activity in 2015 - What’s Your Exposure Now?

By Jon Cudney |May 16, 2016|English

According to Forbes, the collapse in oil prices has claimed over 200,000 jobs worldwide, affecting both large and small firms in the oil industry. Mark Schultz, the President of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, shared that the...
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Green Light for Green Energy? Not So Fast

By Mariano Trevisan |May 12, 2016|English

As recently as the beginning of this year, investors, developers and owners of renewable energy risks in the United States had cause to celebrate a seemingly bright future. The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act was passed in December 2015, extending...
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Wildfire Outlook - What’s Ahead in 2016

By Chris Beston|May 02, 2016|English

Wildfire season seems to come earlier and earlier each year in the U.S. Wildfire season today in the U.S. is on average 78 days longer than it was in the 1970s.1 As we look ahead to 2016, the industry is paying close attention. We are coming off a...
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