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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 18, 2012
Lawmakers and industry and government officials pushed for supervisory harmony and a robust role abroad by the U.S. Federal Insurance Office to increase international competitiveness for the U.S. insurance industry.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 9, 2012
The head of American International Group’s commercial-insurance division says the bailed-out insurer’s reputation is not an issue, and, in fact, competitors may have erred by not working harder to take AIG’s insurance business when it was on the verge of collapse.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 29, 2012
Faced with the daunting task of improving margins in an economically strained environment, insurers are finding ways to increase efficiency, and many see policy administration as an area where technology can accomplish that goal, according to a recent report.
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By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 24, 2012
How are Classic & Collectible Car policies different from Standard Auto plans? Three key characteristics make this line of insurance unique.
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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 Mark E. Ruquet |
February 16, 2012
As the economy shows signs of improvement in the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2007-2009, insurance executives say high-net-worth clients are beginning to spend again—and it remains an underserved market that independent agents should be taking advantage of.
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By Industry IQ |
February 1, 2012
More than 70 percent of the respondents expect an improvement in commercial lines, but 55 percent said not to look for any upgrade in the workers’ compensation line.
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By NU Staff |
December 19, 2011
In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.
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December 15, 2011
One of the biggest gusts of change that blew through the industry in 2011: The revisions that catastrophe-modeler Risk Management Solutions made to its U.S. Hurricane Model.
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By Staff Writer |
November 10, 2011
While the majority of insurers (91 percent) believe future growth depends on providing a special customer experience, most insurers surveyed by Accenture do not currently see themselves as providing differentiated products and levels of service. Accenture interviewed 119 insurers for a global survey.
