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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 4, 2011
Argo Group, Allied World and Flagstone Re each reported third quarter 2011 losses, citing catastrophe losses and/or mark-to-market investment losses as the primary reason.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 26, 2011
Argo Group says its total third-quarter catastrophe losses could amount to $40 million while Penn Millers says its losses could exceed $3 million.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
January 17, 2011
To draw a parallel between biology and technology, insurance policy administration systems (PAS) started out as simple organisms, existing solely as systems of record for the business and insurer writes. Functionality has gradually evolved and become increasingly complex, and so has the definition of PAS
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 10, 2011
When Louis Levinson of Argo Group described a recent restructuring of the company's U.S. E&S units to NU late last year, he began with a simple comparison of two organizational charts.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
January 1, 2011
In a cutthroat commercial lines marketplace, insurers have sharpened their focus on modernization of their policy administration systems (PAS). Failure to address this issue is a gamble insurers can’t afford to make.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 20, 2010
Investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) said mergers and acquisitions accelerated during the 2010 second half, indicating that larger companies with abundant capital are looking for "opportunistic growth."
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 15, 2010
Investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said mergers and acquisitions accelerated during the 2010 second half, indicating that larger companies with abundant capital are looking for "opportunistic growth."
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 24, 2010
Participants in the excess and surplus lines industry generally expect a replay of 2010 market conditions in 2011, but that does not mean they believe the soft market is a "new normal" for the property and casualty industry.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 23, 2010
When Louis Levinson of Argo Group described a recent restructuring of the company's U.S. E&S units to NU last month, he began with a simple comparison of two organizational charts.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 22, 2010
For the most part, participants in the excess and surplus lines industry expect a replay of 2010 market conditions in 2011.
