Commercial Lines

Simultaneous reports were released from Willis, Lockton, and Fitch discussing pricing trends, underwriting results, and catastrophe impacts on the commercial insurance market. We help you make sense of it all by providing a summary of each inside.

Hard hats and steel-toed shoes don't usually lead to thoughts of custom boutiques. Yet for many higher-exposure and hard-to-place workers’ compensation accounts, a specialty niche approach to managing risk is a natural evolution.

Amidst news today that 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed, PropertyCasualty360 compiled this special report on the event by speaking with brokers on how it could affect the insurance market, explaining why TRIA matters more today than ever, and examining social networking's role in measuring terrorism risk.

CNA Financial Corp.'s first-quarter earnings fell nearly nine percent as catastrophic losses outweighed improved investment income and lower expenses in the company's core property and casualty business.

Berkshire Hathaway saw its 2011 first-quarter net income drop more than 58 percent to $1.5 billion after catastrophes in the quarter caused estimated losses of nearly $1.7 billion.

Hurricane season is just around the corner, and some experts are predicting even more meteorological mishaps due to an increase in solar flare activity.

The hottest start-up businesses for 2011 will center around brick-and-mortar retail such as accessory boutiques, beauty salons and other services.

Green buildings can reduce energy use by up to 50 percent, reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 39 percent, use 40 percent less potable water, and eliminate almost 70 percent of solid waste.