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By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters |
May 11, 2012
As anyone in the United States with a TV or Internet connection probably knows, lawyers want you if you've been exposed to asbestos, and they're paying to get you.
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By Jonathan Gould, Reuters |
May 3, 2012
Hannover Re beat expectations with net profit rising five-fold to $344 million in the first quarter, helped by surging investment income and the absence of big damage claims.
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By Reuters |
May 1, 2012
Property and casualty insurer Hanover Insurance Group Inc posted a quarterly profit above Wall Street estimates for the third time on the trot, helped by lower catastrophe losses and firming insurance rates.
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By Reuters |
April 30, 2012
Hotels, energy and financial services conglomerate Loews Corp posted quarterly results ahead of analysts' expectations, helped by an increase in its investment income and lower catastrophe losses at CNA Financial Corp., its biggest holding.
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By Reuters |
April 27, 2012
Willis Group Holdings posted a higher first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates, as it earned more from commissions and fees, but the insurance broker withdrew its previous forecasts due to uncertainty in some operations.
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By Reuters |
April 26, 2012
Title insurer First American Financial Corp's quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations, as higher costs weighed on the company's results.
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By Reuters |
April 26, 2012
Munich Re expects net profit of more than 750 million euros ($989 million) in the first quarter, above expectations, helped by a drop in big damage claims and financial market tensions, its chief executive said on Thursday.
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By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters |
April 19, 2012
Property insurer Travelers Cos Inc blew past Wall Street earnings estimates for the first quarter and raised its dividend 12 percent as natural disaster losses declined and insurance rates continued to rise after years of weakness.
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By James Murdock |
January 13, 2012
Laying off full-time journalists in favor of relying on freelancers and syndicated content providers has become an increasingly common strategy for media companies seeking to maintain their profits.
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By Ken Brownlee, CPCU |
November 28, 2011
As if there isn't enough to worry about what's happening on Earth, scientists are warning against space weather. Solar storms, they say, could wreak havoc on the electric-power supply, triggering losses from business interruption and damaged physical assets.
