Catastrophe bonds are an alternative means of raising capital for reinsurers through the investment market. As defined by the terms of the bond, investors get their assets back, plus interest, dependi

STFC Chairman Bob Restrepo said the first-quarter catastrophe losses were fairly typical. "However, the storms that hit the Midwest in the first two weeks of April will contribute significantly more l

Mr. Wilt said that an examination of demographic trends by company, cross-selling rates and trends, psychographics, and advertising effectiveness metrics provides "intriguing and overwhelming" signs o

The decrease in revenue was due mainly to a $26 million drop in investment income and the loss of controversial contingent commission income, which amounted to $17 million in the first quarter of 2005

"The sale of IPCRe shares by AIG will not affect IPCRe's capital structure and should provide it with the ability to better manage its capital and afford greater financial flexibility and operational

The study released today by Michael White Associates, a banking consulting firm in Radnor, Pa., and the American Bankers Insurance Association, based in Washington, D.C., said 1,428 bank holding compa

Among those speaking in praise of the measure is Ken Gibson, vice president of the Western region for the American Insurance Association. "What a difference two years and a major reform bill can make.

Insurance agent and broker organizations are expressing concern that attorneys general are thwarting the legislative process by seeking to bar their contingency compensation arrangements through civil