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Chad Hemenway
While insurance agencies in most parts of the country are enduring mighty tough times, some producers in North Dakota are so busy they have to turn away new business.
Christine G. Barlow
It has long been said that dog is mans best friend, and many people feel that way about their family pets. They are so attached to their pets, in fact, that they frequently take them along with them in the carand its not just a ride to the vet. Theyre...
Bryant Rousseau
For much of the year, Sundays are a time when I try to take advantage of New Yorks cultural offerings by heading to museums. But on Sundays in late January, I change gears and unashamedly glue myself to my television set to watch the NFL playoffs (Go Patriots!). This means...
Bill Shea
During the recession, restaurants lost millions of customers who were cutting back on discretionary spending. Now many dining establishments are rebuilding their businesses, sometimes by trying new techniques and offering different services.
Chad Hemenway
Three-quarters of executives surveyed at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in New York say the industry can expect an upswing in profitability in 2012.
Arthur D. Postal
The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers is urging the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to use its authority to change the current insurance-regulatory system, either through the states or through federal means.
Sherri Hickey
Opioid misuse and abuse is a huge problem in the Workers Compensation field, contributing to an increase in deaths and medical costs.
Arthur D. Postal, Caroline McDonald
While the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on risk-retention groups (RRGs) recommends that Congress pass legislation clarifying certain provisions of the Liability Risk Retention Act (LRRA), it doesnt go far enough, according to one industry expert.
staff Writer
Independent agents and brokers place the highest priority on getting more insurance carriers to offer real-time interface functionality to ease workflow issues in their agencies, according to a recent Real Time/Download Campaign survey.
Chad Hemenway
Global investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) says P&C insurance companies may not see improvements in earnings per share or return on equity in fourth-quarter earnings, but theres a silver lining for some companies.
Bonnie Cavanaugh, E&S Editor
Market conditions for insurance in the nonprofit sector have shown sure signs of a hardening over the past six months, with prices stabilizing overall and slowly inching upward for some classes of risk.
Caroline McDonald
An increasing emphasis on enterprise-risk management in the corporate world is reflected in the higher-education sector, with more courses and research exploring the concept at universities with established RM programs.
Randy Heffernan
In the world of reinsurance, accurately determining risk is critical. Reinsurance policies are typically taken out on the largest of risks, those that are too big for an individual insurance company to handle alone. Risk embodies the very nature of the business, and actuaries who work in reinsurance must therefore...
To gain some producer-level perspective on the outlook this year for the P&C business, NU speaks with some major players across the agent & broker spectrum to discover where the greatest opportunitiesas well as the most daunting challengeslie in the year to come.
Caroline McDonald
An increasing emphasis on enterprise-risk management in the corporate world is reflected in the higher-education sector, with more courses and research exploring the concept at universities with established RM programs.
Bonnie Cavanaugh, E&S Editor
Market conditions for insurance in the nonprofit sector have shown sure signs of a hardening over the past six months, with prices stabilizing overall and slowly inching upward for some classes of risk.
Caroline McDonald
The reinsurance industry this past year weathered near-record catastrophe losses, catastrophe-model changes and the pressures of a challenging macroeconomic environmentbut unlike 2005, reinsurers were prepared in 2011, according to a report by Guy Carpenter.
Chad Hemenway
John M. Huff, director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, was in Washington, D.C., when a massive, destructive tornado tore through Joplin, Mo.
Phil Gusman, Mark E. Ruquet
Economic risk is the top concern on business professionals minds going into 2012, according to two new, separate surveys conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and the World Economic Forum.
Mark E. Ruquet
Aon says it plans to move its corporate headquarters to London to be closer to the Lloyds market, but the move will not result in the loss of any jobs in the Chicago area.
Caroline McDonald
Vermont increased its number of captive-insurance companies in 2011 from the two previous years as the state continues to see growth in that industry, capturing six captives that were domiciled elsewhere.
Chad Hemenway
Cruise operator Carnival Corp. says it has insurance coverage for damage and could face losses of up to $95 million after the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy on Jan. 13.
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