Looking for Reasonable CommercialP-C Returns? Dream OnIn decades past, commercial property-casualty insurers greeted the hardening of the market with relief, confident that the return of ...
Would Insurers Be Better OffGiving Homeowners Coverage Away?The subject of this column is discounting and how insurers can use it to make a profit. Discounting ...
Rates Rise, Exposures DipIn WC Roller Coaster Ride Writing workers compensation insurance these days must feel a lot like riding on a roller coaster. The ...
Hard Market Not Solvency-DrivenLondon EditorVienna, Austria The current cycle of rate hardening in the United States is mirroring the only other hard-market cycle on record ...
Not Quite 'D?j? vu All Over Again'A trip back through the pages of National Underwriter reveals medical malpractice and auto insurance at the heart of ...
'Antiques Roadshow' Boosts Insurance SalesThe "Antiques Roadshow," a primetime hit series on PBS that encourages viewers to find out the appraisal value of their hidden ...
Agencies Need Dynamic LeadershipStrong leadership and effective communication--or a lack thereof--are two key management skills that can make or break an independent insurance agency, one ...
Australia Turns Corner After Shakeout In recent years, the Australian insurance and reinsurance industry has been dampened by billion-dollar losses and the subsequent exit ...
Insurers Making Progress In Russia Russias economic and entrepreneurial activity is both real and robust as well as encouraging. It is also an underestimated insurance ...
Brokers Eye Emerging Markets U.S. insurers view China, India, Brazil and Japan among the foreign markets with the most potential, with close to three billion ...