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Parametric Insurance Begins to Make an Impact

Parametric Insurance Begins to Make an Impact

Parametric insurance has made its biggest impact so far with catastrophe bonds covering large-scale risks, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, but the concept is becoming more common in commercial and residential insurance. It’s called parametric because rather than responding to a specific loss, the coverage pays out when an agreed “metric” such as wind speed or ground shaking reaches or exceeds certain intensity. Insurers are offering such coverage based on a wide variety of other metrics, including barometric pressure, rainfall, average snowfall, river water levels, storm surge as measured by tide gauges and even hotel occupancy rates.

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Preparing Clients for Increased Frequency and Severity of Cyberattacks in 2019

Preparing Clients for Increased Frequency and Severity of Cyberattacks in 2019

Week after week, hackers and cybercriminals crank out new phishing campaigns, launch creative digital extortion threats and continue expanding payment card scams. Cyberattacks remain the top concern of businesses, yet, only about 55% of Fortune 500 companies and 35% of small to midsized companies (SMEs) buy cybersecurity insurance, according to PC World. And, recovery from such an attack is costly according to Cisco’s 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark Study: 54% of all cyberattacks result in financial damages of more than US$500,000, including, but not limited to, lost revenue, customers and opportunities, as well as out-of- pocket expenses.

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Subsidiary or Affiliate? Don’t Wait For a D&O Claim to Find Out.

Subsidiary or Affiliate? Don’t Wait For a D&O Claim to Find Out.

When insureds own multiple companies, they may assume that all the entities in their portfolio are covered by their corporate management liability policy. That can be an expensive mistake. The reality is that it comes down to the actual wording on their policy.

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Tips to Avoid Late Claims Reporting

Tips to Avoid Late Claims Reporting

Late notice of claims can result in denial of coverage and destroy an agent’s relationship with the insured. On claims‑made policies, timely notice is particularly important for insureds. Here’s how retail agents and brokers can help.

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CRC Claims Advocacy Team Challenged Claim Denial and Won

CRC Claims Advocacy Team Challenged Claim Denial and Won

Claim denials are stressful for insureds and can strain their relationships with retail risk advisers. When an insurer denied a recent bodily injury claim, the insured’s broker turned to CRC Group for help. CRC’s Claims Advocacy Team went to work to challenge the claim denial.

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