National Underwriter Co.

• 10 Big Mistakes Made by Insurance Companies

  By William G. Passannante  |  April 12, 2012

  No one doubts that insurance companies are formidable adversaries. They play a long game and wear policyholders out while keeping the float.

• Hardening Market, Flat or Neither? Execs, Analysts Offer Varying Perspectives

  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.

• Time Flies

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 30, 2010

  It's amazing how seemingly innocuous diversions like Facebook and Twitter can suddenly rise above societal functions and develop into business trends.

• Many States Vague On Surplus Lines Compensation Rules

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 4, 2010

  Rules for disclosure of compensation arrangements involving surplus lines brokers are ill-defined, according to an industry trade group representative.

• Many States Vague On Surplus Lines Compensation Rules

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 25, 2010

  Rules for disclosure of compensation arrangements between insurance brokers and surplus lines insurers are ill defined, according to an industry trade group representative.