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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 7, 2012
Beyond just the dollar figure of Thailand-flood losses, the event exposed risk-management challenges for reinsurers’ management teams, according to a Moody’s Special Comment.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 13, 2011
While property and casualty pricing seems to be flattening and even improving in some lines, excess and surplus-lines professionals say they are hesitant to declare a market turn due in part to the ongoing heavy presence of standard-lines carriers in traditional E&S business
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 6, 2011
Insurance carriers understand that there are no easy answers to the earnings challenge the industry is facing, and some of them believe that competing on price alone is not the answer to finding new commercial markets.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 5, 2011
Insurance brokers say carriers are sending a clear message to them—they want to get rate where they can, but a weak economy and competitive pricing has them feeling glum about the prospects.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 4, 2010
XL Group plc reported a 2010 second-quarter net income of nearly $192 million, more than double the $80 million net income reported at the same point last year.
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By Ravi Singhvi |
June 1, 2010
The absence of a major catastrophic event in Florida in recent years has not erased memories of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and the impact of the ensuing hard property insurance market.
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By Mike Fulton |
May 24, 2010
Outlining what claim professionals need to know about efforts to counter new trends toward underinsurance.
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By Staff Writer P&c |
March 1, 2010
While the recession is putting a strain on the earnings produced by the employee benefits business of independent agents and brokers, there is a consensus among at least three top firms that the segment remains a major generator of revenue.
