Bad Economy Hurts, But Doesn't Sink EPLI MarketAwash in a rising level of claims and big-dollar settlements, employment practices liability insurers are grabbing for the ...
Deal Struck Between Kemper, BerkshireThe Kemper Insurance Companies last week entered into a "comprehensive strategic relationship" with Berkshire Hathaway, involving investment and reinsurance transactions, the ...
PORTALSCover-All launches My Insurance CenterNew site lets carriers offer real-time data access to agentsFirst there was My Documents. Then came My Music and My Videos. ...
Travelers Sets Stage For Further IPOsTravelers, welcome back! Investors in insurance stocks have missed the opportunity to own and trade in the shares of this ...
Will New Bermuda Startups Survive Over The Long Haul?The Bermuda reinsurance industry might have appeared to be a brave, new world in the resurgent market ...
Rating Agencies Are On The Mark, But Reserving Practices Are Way OffIt's hard not to read news about property-casualty insurers whose financial strength ratings tumble ...
New Asbestos Suits Hit Insurers DirectlyThe newest twist on the asbestos liability problem could impose direct liability on property-casualty insurers, according to a report recently ...
Terrorism Insurer Formed In Europe London EditorLondon A Luxembourg-based company specializing in insuring property against acts of terrorism has been jointly founded by Zurich Financial ...
Agents Look Long-Term For True ValueIt is certainly no secret that agency values have rebounded strongly since they hit bottom in the early 1990s.Agency values ...
Captives Growing In St. Lucia With captive domiciles actively competing for hard market business, one new domicile--the Commonwealth West Indian nation of St. Lucia--is quickly ...