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The best and most successful insurance professionals know their audiences and tailor their communications to suit each market’s needs. Regardless of whether your book of business is dominated by commercial liability clients, home and auto insurance policies, workers’ compensation, specialty lines or reinsurance business, PropertyCasualty360.com from National Underwriter Property & Casualty magazine is your trusted source for the market news and information that fuels your growing insurance business.
If you ask John Berger, chief executive of reinsurance for Alterra Capital Holdings, to describe his vision of Alterra five years from now, part of the answer he'll provide may surprise you.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a 40 percent drop in second-quarter profit to $1.97 billion.
This statement is part of an ongoing "public awareness campaign" against contingents launched by Mr. Plumeri in April of this year.
The latest class of Bermuda startups may well be the last of its kind, some members of the Class of 2005 predicted recently, although dissatisfaction with the Bermuda domicile is not the reason, they say.
With the prediction of a very active hurricane season on the horizon, a report on catastrophe bond activity shows 2010 second-quarter transactions were the second most active on record, but outstanding capital is down.
Hit by underwriting losses due to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and the Chilean earthquake, specialty insurer Markel Corp. posted a 36.7 percent decrease in second-quarter net income.
While much has changed for two members of the Bermuda Class of 2005, underwriting discipline grounded in analytical models remains a central strategy.
Despite the casual nature of social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, the use of social media is subject to state insurance laws that govern advertising and unfair trade practices.
International specialty insurer HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. said 2010 second-quarter net income was about $83.4 million, down 9 percent from 2009 second-quarter net income of $91.6 million.
Munich Re reported that 2010 first-half net income rose 6 percent on the strength of investment income that rose 43 percent, but the Munich, Germany-based insurer warned that claims losses may cause challenges going forward.
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Mixed manual and digital onboarding processes often cause customer frustration and lost policyholders. This white paper shows how to fully digitize first-day processes--making them faster, easier, and more secure with key technologies--to help you minimize abandonment and attract new clients.
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Avoid Costly Setbacks, Stay on Schedule, and Maximize ROI
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