Mini-catastrophes Cost Insurers $100 Billion Although 2005 was marked by no major catastrophes, there were an unusually large number of both tropical storm and ...
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 ...
How Much Longer To P-C Nirvana?Like kids on a long car trip headed for summer vacation, many insurance company employees and the agents that represent ...
Plaintiffs Law Firms Positioned In Latin America, Japan Several of the worlds largest law firms have established new branches in major Latin American cities, ...
Insurer Corporate Bond Holdings RisingIn the last five years, the general property-casualty insurer investment trends have moved toward non-treasury issues, said Thomas McDonald, managing director ...
Acquisitions Hit Record Pace;Outstripped By De-Acquisitions After last years record high number of insurance company acquisitions, the industry is on track to set a ...
Tech Concerns Fade Among Global InsurersLondon EditorVienna, Austria The challenge of technology and e-commerce is no longer the most pressing concern facing insurance industry executives ...
Claims Data Standards SoughtA joint claims standard initiative involving the Risk and Insurance Management Society and ACORD will be announced this week designed to improve ...
Ergonomics Rules Being RevampedWashington Any new regulation on ergonomic injuries will have to address the concerns expressed by Congress, and avoid repeating the mistakes that ...