All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 23 2006 // AIG Global Energy, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc., announced that it has named Thomas Morelli President of the AIG Global Energy Casualty division and...
Mar 21 2006 // Property/casualty insurance and risk management increasingly play a role in financial planning, according to a survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.Fifty-seven percent of the 102 financial planners surveyed...
Mar 20 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...
Mar 19 2006 // The top functions of an agency newsletter are to keep in touch with existing insureds at times other than renewal and to establish or maintain contact with selected prospects.Is your agency’s newsletter a...
Mar 13 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has unveiled a new product created by its statistical organization that can get customized and timely auto and homeowners rating information in an Excel format on a...
Mar 13 2006 // The Casualty Actuarial Society, ERM Institute International Ltd. (ERM-II), and the CAS/SOA Risk Management Section are jointly launching a major research project titled “ERM Analysis of Property-Casualty Insurance...
Mar 10 2006 // Three employees were recently promoted at Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc., parent company of regional property and casualty insurers General Casualty, Sun Prairie, Wis. and Unigard, Bellevue, Wash.Geoff Barker was named...
Mar 7 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...
Mar 6 2006 // The Golden Gate Chapter of RIMS is hosting a seminar on the “State of the Market: What You Should Know about the Markets for Property, Casualty and D&O” on Thursday, March 16, 2006, in San Francisco....
Mar 1 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) – which has more than 1,400 member companies that underwrite 43 percent ($196 billion) of the property/casualty insurance premium in the United States...
Feb 20 2006 // Hiring a relative can be a terrific or a terrible move. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy working with your relatives, day after day. Personal and professional problems frequently arise. Regardless, for years,...
Feb 19 2006 // PeopleEncino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Richard Robin president. He will be responsible for overall operations, including underwriting, marketing and administration. Ed Robin will continue to serve...
Feb 19 2006 // Hiring a relative as an agency producerHiring a relative can be a terrific or a terrible move. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy working with your relatives, day after day. Personal and professional problems...
Feb 17 2006 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ long-term issuer rating and ‘BBB-‘ senior debt ratings of CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) and the ‘A-‘ insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of...
Feb 16 2006 // CNA Financial Corporation reported fourth quarter of 2005 results, which included the following items:* Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 of $217 million as compared with net income of $303 million for the same...
Feb 13 2006 // Bermuda-based reinsurer Max Re Capital Ltd. reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2005 of $11.4 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $87.1 million, or $1.82 per diluted...
Feb 9 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of North American Casualty Group (San Francisco) and its subsidiaries under review with positive implications. North American Casualty Group includes...
Feb 7 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies are cautioning customers about the possibility that the shiny pre-owned Honda or Buick being considered for purchase may have been submerged in flood...
Feb 6 2006 // Analysis of one typical large company’s 65 years of excess casualty programs turns up disturbing news. More than half of the 49 carriers that participated on this corporation’s excess programs are now insolvent...
Feb 5 2006 // Dianne Morris of Austin, Texas, has been elected president of the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT) for 2006-2007. Morris is president of the Association Casualty Insurance Company. She succeeds...