Wells Fargo

• Hires and Promotions at Aon, NIPR, MarshBerry, Endurance and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 23, 2012

  Zurich Announces Excess Flood Program, Arbella Raises $20,600 for Mammograms and IBANY Awards an Outstanding Woman

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  JPMorgan's "Sloppy" Move Brings Back Bad Memories

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2012

  Once upon a time, both banking and insurance were synonymous with security, stability and strength. For banks, that image has been tarnished by risky schemes like that perpetrated by JPM.

• Insurance Broker-Bank Fee Income Up 9% in 2011

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2012

  Bank holding company insurance-brokerage-fee income rose more than 9 percent last year compared to 2010, reaching record levels of close to $8 billion, according to a recent report measuring bank-insurance activity.

• FSR: FIO Should Coordinate Federal Insurance Activity to Avoid Onerous Demands

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 16, 2012

  The Financial Services Roundtable wants the Treasury Department to use the Federal Insurance Office to coordinate all federal-agency activities regarding insurance in order to ensure that onerous and duplicative federal intervention in the insurance business does not occur.

• Buffett's Berkshire Posts 30% Drop in Q4 Earnings

  By Josh Funk, Associated Press  |  February 27, 2012

  Fourth-quarter profit at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was down 30 percent on investment and derivative valuations.

• Necessity Gives Birth to Worldwide Broker Network 

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  February 16, 2012

  Clients quickly realize when they have claims in another country how much they want someone in close proximity to the problem at hand.

• While Carriers Crave a Market Turn, Confluence of Factors May Constrain Rates

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 17, 2011

  With increased losses on their books, ample evidence exists that the double-digit decreases that insurers were routinely quoting customers on property and casualty accounts during the prolonged soft market are over. But the degree (how high will prices go?) and extent (how many lines of business will see a bump?)...

• Expansions and Promotions with IMMS and Battelle - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  November 15, 2011

  Wells Fargo and Chubb introduce new programs and Signature Select acquires Cassell Insurance.

• Wells Fargo Insurance Segment Improves 7%

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 17, 2011

  San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. says 2011 third-quarter income in its insurance-services segment improved 7 percent on a year-over-year basis, but dropped 26 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis.

• Wells Fargo Names New Head Of Insurance Services

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 26, 2011

  Laura L. Schupbach was named the new head of Wells Fargo Insurance Services to replace David Zuercher who is retiring at the end of this year.