"Outside of these key distress areas, however, as with Jan. 1 renewals, market capacity remains adequate with muted price movements and strong balance sheets enabling primary companies to retain more

The question was raised by Ellen Vinck, RIMS president and vice president, risk management & benefits with BAE Systems Ship Repair, at a leadership panel at the annual Risk and Insurance Management So

HONOLULU--Spending for loss control services increased or remained flat for most organizations in the past year, while money spent was up from 2003 in areas such as disaster preparedness and catastroph

David Small with Bear Stearns wrote that lower written premium numbers suggest the company is having a difficult time identifying areas for growth as it repositions its book from riskier lines of busi

WASHINGTON--The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers has written federal officials examining the terrorism insurance marketplace that any long-term solution to the problem of underwriting terrorism

Everest Re Group reported that, despite previously unrevealed additional after-tax losses of $50 million from last year's hurricanes, it had first-quarter net income of $168.4 million, a slight boost

HONOLULU--Risk managers face an ongoing battle to make sure their brokers and carriers offer more than lip service in terms of improved service and transparency, leaders of the top commercial buyers gr

Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. has agreed to pay $80 million in restitution and penalties to settle charges of rigging bids on excess casualty insurance and arranging improper "finite reinsurance" transaction