p&c insurance industry

• Guidewire Acquires Data and BI Solution Provider Millbrook

  By Staff Writer  |  May 14, 2013

  Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products for property & casualty insurers, announce the acquisition of Millbrook, Inc., a provider of data management and business intelligence (BI) solutions for p&c insurers.

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  Insurers Tame the Challenge of Data Through Context

  By Eugene Lee  |  January 31, 2013

  When is too much data a problem? Need a hint? Just ask today's property & casualty insurers, who are drowning in seas of structured and unstructured information from both internal and external sources—a/k/a "big data." It's the data deluge conundrum: big data can bring with it a treasure trove of...

• DRC Releases New Claims Solution

  By Staff Writer  |  September 6, 2012

  Decision Research Corporation (DRC), a rating and policy processing software provider for the p&c insurance industry, announces the release of an all-new claims solution for DecisionMaker Suite.

• Verisk Announces Program for 2011 P&C Conference

  By Staff Writer  |  July 6, 2011

  Verisk Analytics announces the lineup for its 2011 Verisk Insurance Solutions Customer Conference, to be held Oct. 2 to 4, at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts in Florida. This event will provide attendees with the latest information on emerging property & casualty insurance industry trends and will offer opportunities...

• 2011: The P&C Insurance Industry In The Aftermath Of The “Great Recession”

  By Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.d.  |  January 24, 2011

  With 2010 in the rearview mirror, it is now time to focus on 2011.

• P&C Insurers May Be Better At Customer Service Than Thought

  By Claire Wilkinson  |  December 22, 2010

  Customer satisfaction declined in the finance and insurance sector, according to the latest monthly University of Michigan American Customer Satisfaction Index, but

• 3Q P&C Net Income Down 3%; 9-Month Rose 62%

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 21, 2010

  The property and casualty insurance industry suffered a 3 percent slide in third-quarter net income, causing a drop in the rate of return on surplus, but nine-month results show a robust increase of 62 percent, according to a an industry report.

• 2010 Now On Target To Be A Profitable Year For P&C Insurers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 20, 2010

  The property and casualty insurance industry is on the road to showing a profit for 2010 despite a 3 percent slide in third-quarter net income, an industry report said.

• Share Buy-Backs May Not Benefit Shareholders Or Insurers

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

  Stock share buy-backs are a well accepted practice for improving shareholder value, but investors and insurers may not benefit in the property and casualty insurance industry, according to an analyst's note.

• Mutuals Set The Tone For Cooperative Efforts

  By Charles M. Chamness  |  September 20, 2010

  The mutual property and casualty insurance industry has a very long and substantial history.

• Net Investment Gains Spur $10.5B Jump In P&C Profits

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2010

  Economic conditions giveth and economic conditions taketh away when it comes to property and casualty insurance industry profitability.

• P&C Industry Takes First-Half Underwriting Loss, But Profits Up

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 16, 2010

  Net income for private property & casualty insurance companies in the United States increased more than $10 billion in the first half of 2010 compared to the same time period in 2009.

• Workers' Comp In A Precarious Position

  By Stephen J. Klingel  |  August 16, 2010

  At NCCI's Annual Issues Symposium this past May, we had the unhappy duty to tell some 700 industry executives and managers that, in our view, the workers' compensation market was in a precarious position.

• Industry Settled Katrina Claims Quickly, Emerged In Good Shape

  By Katharine Rose  |  August 13, 2010

  Ninety-eight percent of the 1.7 million Hurricane Katrina-related claims were settled within a year, a new white paper said.

• Insurance Jobs Hit By Recession, But P&C Adds Workers in June

  By Staff Writer  |  August 10, 2010

  Since the economic recession began in December 2007, employment in the insurance industry has decreased across multiple sectors, according to a new report.

• Insurance Jobs Hit By Recession, But P&C Adds Workers In June

  By Katharine Rose  |  August 9, 2010

  Since the economic recession began in December 2007, employment in the insurance industry has decreased across multiple sectors, according to a new report.