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Praedicat Posts on PFAS

A.M. Best TV interview – Praedicat CEO: Data, Models, Experience Aid Casualty Risk Management

A.M. Best TV interview – Praedicat CEO: Data, Models, Experience Aid Casualty Risk Management 880 458 Yvonne Torres

September 14, 2023 – Praedicat President and CEO Robert Reville discusses the conversations he’s having in Monte Carlo around the growth of casualty, the challenges insurers and reinsurers are facing,…

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The Insurance Insider – Monte Carlo Coverage – Live from Monte: Bob Reville, CEO, Praedicat

The Insurance Insider – Monte Carlo Coverage – Live from Monte: Bob Reville, CEO, Praedicat 1710 890 Yvonne Torres

September 12, 2023 – This morning in Monte Carlo, longtime Praedicat Inc. friend Meg Green and our CEO Robert Reville caught up to discuss the impact of PFAS on the…

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The Insurer – Monte Carlo coverage – PFAS: Causal link to personal injury could open litigation floodgates

The Insurer – Monte Carlo coverage – PFAS: Causal link to personal injury could open litigation floodgates 880 458 Yvonne Torres

Monte Carlo 2023 Coverage September 11, 2023: In the face of rising litigation, how is the industry managing liability exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? That is the question…

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AM Best Article – The PFAS investment opportunity

AM Best Article – The PFAS investment opportunity 624 326 Yvonne Torres

July 2023 – The PFAS investment opportunity PFAS may very well be the next asbestos. But PFAS may also be the next big investment opportunity. If you are skeptical, we…

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Insurance Journal – 3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe

Insurance Journal – 3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe 700 350 Meghan Dengler

Has Belgium’s enormous settlement with 3M opened the PFAS-contaminated-water floodgates in Europe? Will carriers adopt an approach of writing more PFAS exclusions, or is there an opportunity here for the…

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Praedicat Blog – EPA Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories

Praedicat Blog – EPA Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories 700 350 Adam Grossman

EPA releases new and much lower PFAS drinking water health advisories by Arianna Libera and Adam Grossman On June 15th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four drinking water health…

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Carrier Management – PFAS Litigation Levels Already at Epic Proportions

Carrier Management – PFAS Litigation Levels Already at Epic Proportions 700 350 Meghan Dengler

August 24th, 2021: PFAS Litigation Levels Already at Epic Proportions PFAS litigation has reached epic proportions. Praedicat recently completed a massive data collection for our PFAS Litigation Tracker, a tool…

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Praedicat Presents at NAIC CIPR Summer Session on Casualty Cat Risk and Social Inflation

Praedicat Presents at NAIC CIPR Summer Session on Casualty Cat Risk and Social Inflation 700 350 Meghan Dengler

Recently, our own Bob Reville and Melissa Boudreau joined our friends at the NAIC Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) for their webinar, “Casualty Catastrophe Risk in a Time…

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Insider Engage Article – PFAS – the mother of all toxic torts

Insider Engage Article – PFAS – the mother of all toxic torts 700 350 Meghan Dengler

Could PFAS really hit the insurance industry as hard as asbestos? In the recent Insider Engage article, PFAS – the mother of all toxic torts, Garry Booth poses that very…

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Praedicat’s Litigation Tracker Expansion

Praedicat’s Litigation Tracker Expansion 700 350 Meghan Dengler

Praedicat’s Litigation Tracker Expansion Press Release Praedicat is excited to announce an important update to our litigation tracker platform, initially launched in CoMeta to help casualty carriers navigate the flood…

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The past, present, and future of PFAS litigation in the United States

The past, present, and future of PFAS litigation in the United States 700 350 David Loughran

The past, present, and future of PFAS litigation in the United States Praedicat’s science-based data and analytics are designed to help casualty carriers manage emerging risks when scientists first begin…

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AM Best Article – On High Alert: Rising Risks of PFAS Claims and Litigation Capture New Attention

AM Best Article – On High Alert: Rising Risks of PFAS Claims and Litigation Capture New Attention 700 350 Meghan Dengler

April 2021 – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a Litagion© Praedicat has been monitoring through our Emerging Risk lifecycle for some time. In an AM Best article, “On High…

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