Analysts agree that a drop in property and casualty reserve releases is inevitable as soft-market pricing catches up with loss realities, and one report questions 2011 releases from recent accident years for longer-tail commercial lines.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announces new functionality to its ComplianceWare market conduct research tool, allowingU.S.property & casualty insurers to access market conduct exams and enforcement actions in one location.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announces new functionality to its ComplianceWare market conduct research tool, allowingU.S.property & casualty insurers to access market conduct exams and enforcement actions in one location.

Verisk Insurance Solutions, a unit of Verisk Analytics, announces the availability of the QPC Mileage Calculator. The new predictive model provides real-time mileage estimates for each household vehicle during web, call center, or agency-based quote and point-of-sale processes.

Verisk Insurance Solutions, a unit of Verisk Analytics, announces the availability of the QPC Mileage Calculator. The new predictive model provides real-time mileage estimates for each household vehicle during web, call center, or agency-based quote and point-of-sale processes.

Predictably, large lobbying expenditures by property and casualty insurance companies in 2011 focused on catastrophe issues and on pursuing legal reform.

Predictably, large lobbying expenditures by property and casualty insurance companies in 2011 focused on catastrophe issues and on pursuing legal reform.

Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) announces the release of a new look and updated features on its website, PHLY.com. The website offers an enhanced electronic bill payment portal to its 500,000-plus policyholders and a streamlined design highlighting more than 100 insurance products.