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Business News: Next Insurance, QBE, Origami Risk, Guidewire

Next Insurance and Munich Re Announce Partnership Next Insurance announced its partnership with Munich Re to launch a product targeting commercial photographers, who will be able to buy, renew and maintain policies online. According to a 2016 report by McKinsey …

“Hacker Lab” Event Shows How Cyber Criminals Attack Homes

At a “Home Hacker Lab” event sponsored by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), part of Munich Re, and Prescient Solutions, an ethical hacker revealed how cybercriminals work — and what consumers can do to protect themselves. The October 13 workshop in …

Industry Experts Say Matthew Won’t Reverse Declining Reinsurance Rates

Hurricane Matthew will have a limited impact on the years-long decline in rates for reinsurance, according to industry representatives, who predict primary insurers will push back against price increases at the start of 2017. “I expect a strong likelihood for …

2016 Weather Disasters Tallied to Date

This summer’s weather was relentless and hellish, crowded with the type of record-smashing extremes that scientists have long warned about. The season ended last week, and not a moment too soon. Summer featured floods that killed hundreds of people and …

Hacking Threat Poses Biggest Risk in Autonomous Cars

Cybersecurity is the biggest concern for companies evaluating risk in the nascent self-driving vehicle industry, according to a survey conducted by Munich Re. The world’s second-biggest reinsurer found that 55 percent of corporate risk managers surveyed named cybersecurity as their …

Survey: Most Businesses Unprepared for Self-Driving Cars

Most companies are unprepared for the emergence of autonomous vehicles (AVs), according to corporate risk managers surveyed by Munich Re at the 2016 Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS). Despite the potential business impact of this technology, a majority …

Munich Re US, IBHS Launch New App Emphasizing Safer Homes

A new mobile app designed to help homeowners better understand how to strengthen their homes to withstand severe weather events has been released by Munich Re, US, and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). FORTIFIED Home On …

Munich Re Launches Transit Bus Collision Avoidance Pilot

Munich Re, in collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP), has launched a pilot program equipping transit buses with collision avoidance technology known as Mobileye Shield+. RoscoVision Systems is the North American provider and driver-interface manufacturer of this …

Risk Managers Say Not Enough Being Done to Thwart Hacking Incidents

According to a new survey, 55 percent of risk managers are not confident their company is dedicating enough resources, in terms of dollars or personnel, to combat the evolution of hacking techniques. In a recent podcast interview with Claims Journal, …

Munich Re, Marsh Announce New Pharma Product to Insure Against Regulatory Actions

Munich Re and Marsh & McLennan Cos., the largest insurance broker by market value, introduced a product to insure U.S. pharmaceutical companies against regulatory actions that could cause them to suspend manufacturing. The product would cover as much as $10 …