E&S/Specialty

Hard hats and steel-toed shoes don't usually lead to thoughts of custom boutiques. Yet for many higher-exposure and hard-to-place workers’ compensation accounts, a specialty niche approach to managing risk is a natural evolution.

Frederick H. Eppinger, CEO of The Hanover, says he certainly won’t apologize for good timing, but the recent bid to acquire Chaucer Holdings was not driven by the state of the Lloyd’s market.

Amidst news today that 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed, PropertyCasualty360 compiled this special report on the event by speaking with brokers on how it could affect the insurance market, explaining why TRIA matters more today than ever, and examining social networking's role in measuring terrorism risk.

CNA Financial Corp.'s first-quarter earnings fell nearly nine percent as catastrophic losses outweighed improved investment income and lower expenses in the company's core property and casualty business.

The death of Osama bin Laden will have no immediate impact on the terrorism insurance market, but any reprisal could change all of that quickly, a broker says.

The death of Osama bin Laden will have no immediate impact on the terrorism insurance market, but any reprisal could change all of that quickly, a broker says.