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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 10, 2012
First-quarter net income at Nationwide was $508 million, compared to $501 million for the same period a year ago, but operating income fell more than 40 percent.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
April 26, 2012
Although there won’t be a flood of new markets available to independent agents, increased interest by carriers in the independent channel can translate into opportunity.
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By Staff Writers |
April 20, 2012
I.I.I. President Robert Hartwig on industry surplus, Brown & Brown Chairman and acting President and CEO J. Hyatt Brown on the state of the market, and more.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 2, 2012
Despite the record number of weather-related catastrophe claims last year, customer satisfaction with homeowners claims experiences improved over the previous year, according to a J.D. Power and Associates survey.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 22, 2011
Personal-auto insurers that are at the forefront in offering usage-based insurance products will gain “a significant competitive advantage” in pricing and policy retention, while companies that don’t offer such products may face adverse selection in the future, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 19, 2011
Though nearly two-dozen insurers in Connecticut have agreed to waive hurricane deductibles following Hurricane Irene, State Farm is not among them.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 7, 2011
Nearly two dozen insurers in Connecticut have agreed to waive hurricane deductibles for property owners following the losses caused by Hurricane Irene last month.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 6, 2011
Personal auto insurance is already the most commoditized line of property/casualty insurance and is likely to become the most exact of the lines in terms of underwriting as insurers spread the movement known as usage-based insurance.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 28, 2011
While claim settlement is the largest driver of customer satisfaction during a property claim experience, first notice of loss drives a significant 21 percent of the experience and often sets the tone for the remainder of the claims process, a new J.D. Power and Associates study says.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 14, 2011
Personal auto insurance is already the most commoditized line of property & casualty insurance and is likely to becoming the most exact of the lines in terms of underwriting as insurers spread the movement known as usage-based insurance.