Rating Agencies: Outlook Still NegativeInternational EditorMonte Carlo The global reinsurance industry continues to be buffeted by a variety of pressures that have led ratings agencies ...
Rating Firms Eye Royal & SunAllianceRating firms said Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plcs decision to sell off substantial U.S. renewal rights, a reserve strengthening ...
Major Reserve Deficiencies RemainOne of the most significant near-term issues facing the property-casualty industry, and commercial insurers and reinsurers in particular, is the adequacy of ...
RMs Dealing With Shrinking Insurer PoolA month or so ago, a risk manager friend called me with a dilemma. Her companys loan covenants required that ...
State Farm Case Could Have Wider ImpactAn ongoing class-action lawsuit against State Farm Insurance Companies--with plaintiffs seeking to force the insurer to give out billions ...
Reinsurance Exposure Put Under SpotlightAmong the many risks faced by insurance companies today, reinsurance exposure is one that has gained an increasing profile as the ...
S&P Says Japan Insurers Under PressureBy Mark E. RuquetStandard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service have come out with differing views of the Japanese property-casualty ...
Slow Turnaround For Europeans International Editor A ratings analyst in London equated the situation in the European insurance and reinsurance sector to supertankers that are ...
Moodys Surveys Insurers On TRIA; Ranks Exposure The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 has resulted in lower terrorism premiums, but many buyers still consider ...