CNA

• Success in Silicon

  By Emma Lehmann  |  April 25, 2012

  Efficiency, risk management services and client referrals drive Stratton Agency

• Sterling Stars

  By Emma Lehmann  |  March 28, 2012

  Celebrating 80 years of service, three generations have guided Sterling & Sterling

• Commercial-Lines Pricing Survey, MarketScout Report Show Further Signs of Upward Market Turn

  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.

• Hires and Promotions at The Graham Co., Asterisk Financial, SPRISKA, Narragansett Bay, Founders and Companion P&C - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  March 7, 2012

  Grange, Crump, OSC & 24 Asset Mgmt., MSO, K&B Underwriters and CFC Underwriting Introduce Programs; K&K Expands Rink Program

• Real Time Day Activities Wrapped Around Education

  By Staff Writer  |  February 28, 2012

  Some thirty-plus presentations are scheduled for the industry-wide Real Time Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29. The day, spearheaded by the Real Time/Download Campaign, coincides with Leap Day, and will offer agents, brokers, carriers, vendors and others practical guidance on how modern workflows can help drive business and profits growth.

• Allstate Q4 Net Income Soars, Other Carriers’ Profits Slip

  By Mark E. Ruquet, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 9, 2012

  Allstate Corp. saw its fourth-quarter net income jump 145 percent, while W.R. Berkley, ACE Limited, CNA and Validus reported Q4 net-income decreases along with global reinsurer Munich Re.

• CNA 4Q Net Income Drops 37%

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 6, 2012

  Chicago-based insurer CNA says 2011 fourth-quarter net income dropped 37 percent on the combination of lower net-investment income, catastrophe losses and reserve charges in its life business.

• P&C Industry to Feel Varying Effects as Bonds Are Reinvested at New Rates

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 22, 2011

  An examination of some of the top U.S. property and casualty insurers by Fitch Ratings has found Farmers Insurance, W.R. Berkley, Old Republic and Fireman’s Fund will be the most affected by weak new money yields.

• 2Q Results: Cats Still The Story; Allstate CEO Addresses Agent Morale

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 4, 2011

  Catastrophes continue to drive down second-quarter results for insurers as both domestic carriers and Bermuda companies report net-income declines and even losses, headlined by Allstate’s $620 million second-quarter loss.

• CNA 2Q Net Income Drops 55% on Cat Losses

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 1, 2011

  Chicago-based insurer CNA says net income for the 2011 second quarter dropped 55 percent, primarily on catastrophe losses.