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In a recent note to investors, Bear Stearns analyst David Small said the primary insurance market is more competitive than was previously estimated, especially in the areas of nonproperty catastrophe

"The past four years have been marked by unrelenting regulatory scrutiny, unparalleled catastrophic losses and an incredibly vibrant hard market," said Pete Porrino, global director of insurance, Erns

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has disbanded a working group on class action litigation, apparently satisfied that such suits against the insurance industry do not pose a serious

Look for the insurance industry to produce returns on equity of between 10- and 12 percent, said one investment bank analyst this week. Morgan Stanley property-casualty analyst William Wilt said that

Folksamerica Reinsurance Company has completed its acquisition of Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company, a Minnesota-domiciled runoff insurer formerly affiliated with Illinois-based Country Insura

The Dec. 14 storm caused widespread damage from falling trees. Days of rain loosened the root system of many towering trees. The trees were easily torn up when hurricane-force winds of close to 100 mp