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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 17, 2011
If you own an underwriting agency with a very specialized, quality book of business—and have no plans to sell it—then Stephen Way, CEO of Houston International Insurance Group, may want to talk about making a deal.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
January 17, 2011
To draw a parallel between biology and technology, insurance policy administration systems (PAS) started out as simple organisms, existing solely as systems of record for the business and insurer writes. Functionality has gradually evolved and become increasingly complex, and so has the definition of PAS
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By Staff Writer |
January 10, 2011
Merger-and-acquisition activity is heating up in the specialty lines insurance segment, with several carrier deals announced in the last few weeks.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
January 1, 2011
In a cutthroat commercial lines marketplace, insurers have sharpened their focus on modernization of their policy administration systems (PAS). Failure to address this issue is a gamble insurers can’t afford to make.
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By Staff Writer |
December 28, 2010
Houston International Insurance Group is the new name for two companies following completion of the merger between Southwest Insurance Partners and Lightyear Delos Acquisition Corp.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 4, 2010
The latest publicly available statistics for the excess and surplus lines industry indicate that overall E&S premiums probably fell for the third straight year in 2009--and few experts see much change for 2010.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 1, 2010
It will take guts for executives of excess and surplus lines carriers to get through 2010, especially those who head up publicly traded operations, experts said at an investment analysts' conference recently.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 1, 2010
Although making acquisitions is a prudent strategy for forward-thinking surplus lines insurance executives seeking to build their organizations, potential sellers are unlikely to agree to lower the deal prices offered, experts recently warned.
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By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com, Broker Editor |
March 1, 2010
AA&B spoke with three wholesalers/program administrators specializing in boat, yacht and marina insurance about what they're seeing in the current market and how retail agents and brokers can "shore up" this specialty business until the seas are calm.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 19, 2010
It will take guts for executives of excess and surplus lines carriers to get through 2010, especially those who head up publicly traded operations, experts said at an investment analysts' conference recently.
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