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The changing climate of parametric insurance

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Parametric insurance products can help to address the increasing protection gap arising in respect of climate-related physical risk. As AI and data-collecting technology develops, more business areas may stand to benefit from...more

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Captive Insurer Update: Contingent Business Interruption Claims, Reinsurance, and the Southern California Wildfires

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Captive insurers can offer enhanced control over coverage, claims, and premiums; however, they also face specific challenges when dealing with large-scale coverage events that have highly uncertain scopes, particularly when...more

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Los Angeles wildfires’ far-reaching impact on the insurance industry

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The wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage and have destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures, mostly personal residences. Southern Californians will be impacted by the devastating aftermath for years to come. There...more

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Podcast: Reflections on the Insurance Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with McGlinchey’s Newest Member, Former Commissioner...

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In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, we have the second half of Insurance Regulatory Member Lauren Ybarra’s interview with Member and Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. In this episode,...more

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Insurance Industry: Reflections on 2022, Predictions for 2023

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For many in the insurance industry, 2022 was a year of growth, a year dedicated to gaining traction after the residual effects of 2020. As we enter 2023, we reflect beyond the macro dynamics of other markets, in hopes of...more

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Gov. DeSantis Signs Sweeping Legislation to Alleviate the Pressure from Skyrocketing Insurance Costs in Wake of Hurricane...

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Key Takeaways - Changes to property insurance and reinsurance signed into law on May 26 create the Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program (RAP), which is backed by $2 billion and seeks to assist insurance companies...more

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Climate Change for Insurers: When Politics Fail, Flood the Courts

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This article follows on from a series of previous articles seeking to address climate change litigation in the context of insurance and reinsurance. Three different, but important, decisions in December 2019 have once again...more

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[Webinar] Managing Insurance Claims in the Wake of Catastrophes - July 22nd-26th, 10:00am CT, 16:00 GMT

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Zelle LLP invites you to join us for a week of webinars featuring insurance topics that are of critical importance to adjusters and insurance professionals. This series will cover managing insurance claims in the wake of...more

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NAIC International Insurance Forum Wrap-Up

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The NAIC International Insurance Forum held May 14 – 15 in Washington, D.C. brought together distinguished panelists and speakers providing insight on several insurance topics of interest. A discussion of several of these...more

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Will Reinsurers Sustain a Direct Hit From Hurricane Harvey?

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While predictions and analyses abound regarding the potential hit from Hurricane Harvey direct insurers may take, the potential impact to reinsurers has received considerably less attention. In the aftermath of this historic...more

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Harvey’s Slow Pace May Spur Reinsurance Disputes over “Hours” Clauses

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The residents of Texas and Louisiana have begun to assess the scope of damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. On August 25, 2017, the storm made landfall near Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 Hurricane. The next day, the storm...more

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Title Bout: Second Circuit Limits Parties’ Control Over Construction Of Policies

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Like other contracts, insurance policies are divided into parts, and most of the parts appear under headings or captions. A separate contract term (known as a “titles clause” or a “headings clause”) sometimes specifies that...more

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Natural Disasters in Latin America: Reinsurance Issues

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According to initial reports, Hurricane Patricia didn't end up causing nearly the damage that the world’s most powerful hurricane could have caused. It is a good reminder, however, for reinsurers of how sudden and...more

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Hurricane Sandy's Civil Authority Issues Bear Watching by Reinsurers

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As both insurers and reinsurers are well aware by now, the destructive path left by Hurricane Sandy in many Northeast states such as New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey was devastating. To date, reports have estimated...more

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