Rising Re Disputes May Affect Balance SheetsWe are all aware of the effect of the extended soft market on the direct profitability of insurance companies. ...
Get Eyeball-to-Eyeball For TPA HuntBy Daniel HaysInsurance professionals sharing advice on the ins and outs of hiring a third-party administrator stress, among other things, that ...
Reinsurers Dismiss Recoverability IssueNew YorkThe idea that reinsurers are generally less willing to pay claims in a hard market is one that industry representatives refused ...
Predator Claimants Find Deep Pockets In Re IndustryInternational EditorLondonInsurance and reinsurance disputes are rising as a result of the growing targeting by the claimants bar ...
Strategy Needed When Changing BrokersBy Douglas H. HartmanAngered by unexplained rate increases, frustrated by last-minute delivery of quotes, annoyed by increased scrutiny of risk exposures, ...
Judge Orders Liquidation of Legion and VillanovaBy Gary MogelA state court judge in Pennsylvania has ordered Legion Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Villanova Insurance Co. ...
A Due Diligence Guide For Agency DealsBy Wayne Walkotten After months of dating and negotiating, you have struck a deal to buy another agency.Through a ...
Benchmarking Services Empower Risk Managers' Decision-making The new online cost of risk benchmarking program developed by the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. is another ...
Policy QuotesTravelers Launches Real-Time QuotingTravelers Property Casualty has launched real-time quoting for its small commercial insurance products for agents using the Sagitta agency management system ...