Nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts—jury awards exceeding $10 million and $100 million, respectively—are reshaping the auto insurance landscape, driving unprecedented financial pressures on insurers and policyholders alike. These massive payouts, fueled by shifting jury attitudes and aggressive legal strategies, are forcing insurers to recalibrate risk models, tighten underwriting, and pass costs to consumers through higher premiums. Here’s how these verdicts are impacting the industry and what it means for future rates
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Admitted and non-admitted insurance carriers serve distinct roles in risk management, each with unique regulatory frameworks, protections, and applications. Understanding these differences is critical for businesses evaluating insurance strategies.
Last week, I had the opportunity to introduce the world of captive insurance to bright young minds at the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. Joined by industry experts David Ward, Laura Rodrigo, and Karen Strange, we dove into the realm of captives with two risk management classes and then the Gamma Iota Sigma society.
One of the key advantages of captive insurance is the ability to achieve pricing stability. As a captive matures and accumulates capital and surplus, it becomes better equipped to retain risk and insulate itself from fluctuations in the commercial insurance market.
A large international industrial client approached C.I. to perform a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Assessment to uncover any risks their business may be exposed to. Their primary concern being the exposure to international trade credit risk to protect the insured businesses from losses related to buyers’ non-payment of commercial debts.
The Cayman Captive Forum 2024, held in the Cayman Islands, showcased the jurisdiction's prominence in the global captive insurance industry. The forum opened with remarks from Kieran Mehigan, managing director of Marsh and chairman of the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC). He emphasized the conference's growth and international appeal, noting that it was fully sold out.
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