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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 12, 2012
Global-reinsurer capital declined 3 percent in 2011 over the previous year as first-quarter catastrophes and reduction in capacity from government programs took a big chunk out of the total, says reinsurance broker Aon Benfield.
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By Mark E. Ruquet |
March 15, 2012
Evidence of a market turn continues to mount, as a survey of commercial-lines executives shows rates rose 3 percent in 2011’s fourth quarter—and recent analysis contends that rates could climb by as much as 10 percent over this year.
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By Market Directory |
January 1, 2012
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 19, 2011
Moody’s says second-quarter catastrophes took a toll on property and casualty insurer’s earnings, but there are no signs that price competition on the commercial side will let up anytime soon.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 17, 2011
Multinational corporations are still enjoying the benefits of a competitive marketplace, but underwriters are taking a closer look at certain risks impacted by recent catastrophes For example, the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and floods in Australia are having an impact on certain programs, primarily catastrophe property and business interruption.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 16, 2011
Aon Benfield says global reinsurance capital declined by more than 6 percent in the first quarter of this year.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 20, 2011
With new coverages evolving and the SEC setting its sights on increased enforcement activities, specialty insurance coverage for regulatory investigations is a hot topic among buyers and sellers of management liability insurance. Brokers assess the options and price trends.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 25, 2011
As a pair of global reinsurers issued loss estimates in the billions for the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami, a Moody’s report indicates that commercial property and casualty insurers could take the biggest hit both in losses and credit worthiness from the event.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 9, 2011
Based on property and casualty companies’ pre-announcements and other data, losses from the Feb. 22 New Zealand earthquake damages could be as much as three-times worse than the September quake in the same region, Morgan Stanley said.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 7, 2011
Signs are emerging that the sigh of relief by large insurance companies that they escaped federal oversight in the post-aig-bailout world may have been premature.
