Lloyds is turning the calendar ahead to the year 2025 in a high-profile effort to re-emphasize its goals for growth in the specialty insurance and reinsurance marketplaces.

The head of American International Groups commercial-insurance division says the bailed-out insurers reputation is not an issueand, in fact, competitors may have erred by not working harder to take AIGs insurance business when it was on the verge of collapse.

If you look at a map of the United States, one could make a case that Joplin, Mo., is the heart of the country.

Markel Corp. indicates talk of a hard market may be premature, as insurers are not exhibiting the same underwriting discipline for new business as they are for renewals.

As a spokesman for State Farm, Jim Camoriano has worked the aftermaths of hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008 and has seen his share of tornado damage.

Catastrophe-bond activity reached record levels in 2012s first quarter, exceeding last years placements by more than $300 million, says Guy Carpenter. The reinsurance broker issued a report saying that total global catastrophe-bond placements reached $1.34 billion issued through eight transactions.

Risk Management Solutions Version 11 catastrophe model is shifting rates higher and causing some risks to move from the admitted market back to excess-and-surplus-lines carriers, but the leader of one managing general agent group is concerned about the models overall impact on underwriting practices.

Independent insurance adjusters play many roles in handling P&C claims.