insurance results

• BB&T Corp.'s Insurance-Broking Arm Posts Gains in 4Q

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 19, 2012

  Winston-Salem, N.C.-based bank BB&T Corp. says fourth-quarter net income in its insurance-brokerage business increased 4 percent over the previous year, primarily on the strength of the combination of acquisitions and P&C sales.

• Overcapacity Puts Damper On Marine Market

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2010

  The marine market has seen improvements compared to last year as shipping has picked up after the economic crisis of 2008, but both insurers and

• Munich Re Expects A Profitable 2010

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 10, 2010

  Munich Re said profit for 2009 exceeded $3 billion and it expects 2010 to be just as profitable, despite catastrophe losses from the Chile earthquake and a huge winter storm in Europe.