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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 15, 2012
A catastrophe-laden 2011 and a tornado-filled start to 2012 could have a debilitating impact on smaller carriers, based on the simple premise that they often have a lot smaller of a financial cushion—less business from which to draw and pay claims, analysts say.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 2, 2012
The impact of the Thailand floods on Bermuda based insurers and reinsurers weighed down the overall fourth-quarter underwriting profits of property and casualty companies followed by analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 1, 2012
Despite many insurers suffering operating losses in 2011, excess capital remains throughout the industry—and analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) says it’s likely that insurers will maintain that capital for 2012 growth opportunities rather than return it to shareholders.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 24, 2012
Despite many insurers suffering operating losses in 2011, excess capital remains throughout the industry, and analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says it is likely insurers will maintain that capital for 2012 growth opportunities rather than return it to shareholders.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 19, 2012
Global investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) says P&C insurance companies may not see improvements in earnings per share or return on equity in fourth-quarter earnings, but there’s a silver lining for some companies.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 17, 2012
Global investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says property and casualty insurance industry investors may not see improvements in earnings per share or return on equity in fourth-quarter earnings, but there is a silver lining for some companies.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 15, 2011
Insurance-company executives, a global broker and analyst firms are weighing in on whether the market is hardening—and their responses include “yes,” “maybe,” and a debate over whether the traditional hard- and soft-market cycles are even relevant anymore in the marketplace.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 12, 2011
The pricing cycle is entering a phase that is “not in any way a traditional hard market,” according to analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, as prices have bottomed and even risen in some cases, but capital remains plentiful.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 4, 2011
While executives on third-quarter-results conference calls say they are seeing improvements in the rate environment, Insurance Information Institute President Robert Hartwig believes the stars are not quite aligned yet for a market turn—and a recent report suggests the impact of rate increases in 2012 could be tempered by expectations of...
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 24, 2011
While property and casualty insurers are “excitedly discussing” the prospect of 2012 rate increases and improving loss ratios, the net impact of such a development will likely be tempered by expectations of low investment yields, according to analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
