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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 26, 2012
With the current investment environment working against workers’ compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.
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By Reuters |
April 24, 2012
Marsh & McLennan will take a minority stake in Juniperus Capital, which specializes in catastrophe bonds and other capital markets insurance products, Juniperus and its private equity backer Aquiline Capital Partners.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 28, 2012
Property and casualty insurance company mergers and acquisitions activity increased in 2011 by 28 percent over the previous year, according to a report released by Conning Research & Consulting.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 22, 2012
Insurance executives are being challenged to understand their evolving customer base—one with different needs and access.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 6, 2011
The never-ending search for a silver bullet that will generate growth and put more money into company coffers during a soft market has led some specialty carriers to rethink the entire wholesale-distribution system.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 18, 2011
Merger and acquisition activity for property and casualty insurers, agents and brokers heated up in 2010, as insurers sought to improve their strategic standing within the industry, according to a report from Conning Research & Consulting.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 15, 2011
Merger and acquisition activity for property and casualty insurers, agents and brokers heated up in 2010, as insurers sought to improve their strategic standing within the industry, according to a report from Conning Research & Consulting.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 10, 2011
The Great Recession and limited recovery have battered the small business sector, limiting premium potential for insurers, and the issues may last beyond the economic recovery, Conning Research & Consulting said in a new study.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 29, 2010
Medical professional liability insurers need to develop new capabilities to be profitable in a field that will experience several changes in the wake of health care reform, according to a new Conning Research study.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 20, 2010
Underwriting results for commercial auto have been favorable for the past seven years through 2009, a significant shift for the line of business relative to the prior 30 years, according to a new Conning Research & Consulting report.
