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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 15, 2011
The property and casualty insurance industry got hit hard with losses in 2011, but the prospect of a return to underwriting discipline and improved earnings in 2012 leads Fitch Rating Service to give the industry a stable outlook.
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By Myles Neligan and Victoria Howley, Reuters |
November 11, 2011
European insurers, on the front line of the region's sovereign debt crisis because of their big exposure to distressed Italian bonds, will be forced to share losses with customers and rely on regulators to be lenient if Italy reneges on its debt.
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By Reuters |
October 24, 2011
Munich Re backs the idea of using insurance to help resolve Europe's sovereign debt crisis, a board member of the world's biggest reinsurer said on Monday.
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By Reuters |
October 20, 2011
European insurers can withstand more losses on their Greek sovereign debt, as well as potential defaults by Ireland and Portugal, credit rating agency Moody's said on Thursday.
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By Scott Amussen , Bill Churney |
May 31, 2011
While Florida insurers have long used catastrophe models to assess portfolio-level catastrophe risk, leading carriers assess catastrophe risk before the policy is underwritten. Incorporating catastrophe modeling into the underwriting process is easier than most assume.
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By Staff Writer |
September 8, 2010
Fitch has revised its sector outlook on the U.S. property and casualty insurance industry to stable from negative for both the commercial lines and personal lines sectors.
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By Staff Writer |
September 7, 2010
Fitch has revised its sector outlook on the U.S. property and casualty insurance industry to stable from negative for both the commercial lines and personal lines sectors.
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By Staff Writer |
May 17, 2010
Ironshore Inc. said it is entering the personal lines market to underwrite a high value homeowners program for properties valued at more than $1 million.
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By Staff Writer |
May 17, 2010
Ironshore Property's new High Value Homeowners product will be launched in Florida.
