All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 27 2012 // According to Swiss Re’s latest study – The Italian insurance market: opportunities in the land of the Renaissance – “Italy stands at the crossroads of economic and social change, and therefore offers...
Aug 24 2012 // Delaware’s insurance commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart, said this week the state’s captive insurance industry is growing at a fast pace. She also said the insurance department has recently given $250,000 from...
Aug 23 2012 // Warwick, RI, 08/23/12 – Astonish ranked no. 267 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with a three-year sales growth of 1,350%. With the leading insurance digital marketing system in the nation, Astonish has earned this designation...
Aug 22 2012 // The soft market has made the job of insurance agents very difficult the last few years. Competition has been extremely fierce, and premiums so low that agents have had to fight for business and write more accounts just to...
Aug 21 2012 // Hurricane Andrew struck Florida on August 24, 1992, and the tumult it created for the property insurance market in the state has not ceased in the 20 years since, according to the insurance industry.An Insurance...
Aug 20 2012 // The last non-renewal notice has been sent, the last credit score has been calculated, and the last tee time made by a personal lines marketing rep has been moved up.It wasn’t just one thing. It was a steady parade of...
Aug 20 2012 // Attorneys have been suffering a lot during this recession. One of the biggest law firms in the country failed a few months ago. Others across the country have been forced to merge just to survive. They cannot afford nearly...
Aug 15 2012 // Atlanta-based Ebix, Inc, a supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired London-based TriSystems Ltd., an online insurance trading hub that facilitates...
Aug 9 2012 // Glen Allen, Va.-headquartered Markel Corp. on Thursday posted $89.69 million net income to shareholders for its 2012 second quarter, a 197 percent increase from $30.31 million income reported a year earlier.Markel...
Aug 9 2012 // In a hush-hush environment over the last several months it appears that those who seek workers’ compensation reform have been given hope, despite the looming close to California’s legislative session.And that...
Aug 8 2012 // Insurance industry hiring appears to be steady with 54.5 percent of companies saying they intend to increase staff and 77.4 percent expect to grow revenue.If the industry follows through on its plans, there will be a one...
Aug 7 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced the further strengthening of its operations in Latin America with the appointment of Alejandro Vaccaro as CEO of the company’s Chilean facultative reinsurance division.He recently...
Aug 6 2012 // Vermont will be hosting a major conference this week for the nation’ captive insurance industry.The Vermont Captive Insurance Association will be holding its annual conference from Tuesday through Thursday. Some...
Aug 6 2012 // City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council will honor Anthony “Tony” Anderson, retired vice chairman and Midwest managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP, with its 2012 Spirit of Life Award.The...
Aug 6 2012 // Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 — and then more global uncertainty in 2012 — the world and the insurance industry have a few things to look forward to in the next year.They also...
Aug 1 2012 // As proponents of California Proposition 33 await a hearing on a lawsuit they filed to change some wording in voter guide statements for the upcoming November election, they’re hoping to avoid the damage that could be...
Jul 31 2012 // After 39 years of gathering, collating and disseminating the facts and figures relevant to the global insurance industry the world’s leaders and shakers are finally paying attention to the findings and...
Jul 31 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based PartnerRe for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $1.16324 bn $1.18205...
Jul 26 2012 // Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 – and then more global uncertainty in 2012 – the world and the insurance industry have a few things to look forward to in the next year.They also...
Jul 25 2012 // City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council will honor Anthony “Tony” Anderson, retired vice chairman and Midwest managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP, with its 2012 Spirit of Life Award.The...