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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 Staff Writers |
April 27, 2012
William R. Berkley on AIG and soft-market pricing, Rep. Aaron Schock on Senate inaction on an NFIP extension, and more.
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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, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 9, 2012
Allstate Corp. saw its fourth-quarter net income jump 145 percent, while W.R. Berkley, ACE Limited, CNA and Validus reported Q4 net-income decreases along with global reinsurer Munich Re.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 1, 2012
Greenwich, Conn.-based insurer W.R. Berkley says 2011 fourth-quarter net income was down 7 percent, but its chief executive says rate increases are taking hold and 2012 should be a better year.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 6, 2012
The soft-market cycle has come to an end, at least according to Dallas-based insurance exchange
MarketScout—which declared so in its November Market Barometer.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 15, 2011
Insurance-company executives, a global broker and analyst firms are weighing in on whether the market is hardening—and their responses include “yes,” “maybe,” and a debate over whether the traditional hard- and soft-market cycles are even relevant anymore in the marketplace.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 12, 2011
The pricing cycle is entering a phase that is “not in any way a traditional hard market,” according to analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, as prices have bottomed and even risen in some cases, but capital remains plentiful.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 8, 2011
The insurance industry, with its increased use of better tools to assess risk and allocate capital, might see shortened market cycles than it is used to, according to an executive from Chartis.
