OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. in Bermuda said its first-quarter estimated combined ratio will be 112, including approximately $44 million, or 10 points, of mostly U.S.-based pretax catastrophe losses.

To offer organization-wide risk management capabilities, SAS is introducing SAS Risk Management for Insurance, a comprehensive solution for risk analysis and risk-based capital calculation.

Property and casualty insurance sector rates will begin to firm up in 2011, according to the most recent industry forecast from Conning Research & Consulting.

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With millions more likely to get health coverage thanks to the new reform law, the worsening shortage of doctors will only get worse, impacting workers' comp insurers, warns NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has announced the formation of an AAISalliance of service vendors to provide underwriting, marketing, and loss control resources for property/casualty insurers.

Property and casualty insurance sector rates will begin to firm up in 2011, according to the most recent industry forecast from Conning Research & Consulting.