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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 24, 2012
With 2012’s first quarter in the books, executives and industry observers have noted that property and casualty pricing remains on the upswing. Following are observations from industry leaders made during conference calls and in recent analyses in response to 2012 first-quarter results.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 26, 2012
Declaring that a turn to a hard-market cycle is more visible, the chief executive of W.R. Berkley Corp. said he’s willing to bet there are carriers that are in for major trouble because they are being “stupid” and not increasing rates fast enough.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 24, 2012
Declaring that a turn to a hard market cycle is more visible, the chief executive of W.R. Berkley Corp. says a company somewhere is in for major trouble because they are “stupid” not to increase rates.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 29, 2011
While there are doubts about whether the property and casualty insurance industry is getting set to enter a hard-market cycle, it increasingly looks like rates are beginning to stabilize in many lines, according to observations by an industry report and some chief executives.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 26, 2011
W.R. Berkley Corp. says second-quarter net income fell about 25 percent as catastrophes during the period more than doubled compared to last year.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 26, 2011
William R. Berkley, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp., says the company isn’t planning any celebratory parties, but for the first time in about four years the commercial-lines writer can say prices during a quarter were up, albeit very slightly.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 27, 2010
W.R. Berkley Corp. experienced its first growth in overall premiums in 15 quarters due to growth in companies Berkley has started since 2006.
