All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2008 // Indiana recently became one of the first states in the country to pass legislation prohibiting the practice of municipalities charging fees for accident response runs, when Senate Enrolled Act 81 was sent to Indiana...
Mar 24 2008 // Partnership Means Increased Inspection Management OptionsSalt Lake City, Utah (March 24, 2008) – Castle Inspection Service, a Division of Overland Solutions, Inc. (Castle) and Myriad Development, Inc. are pleased to...
Mar 24 2008 // The fast-spreading U.S. mortgage crisis prompted lawmakers this month to explore problems with municipal bonds, painting a bleak outlook for bond insurers that one official said imposes a “secret Wall Street...
Mar 24 2008 // When it comes to managing through a soft cycle, it turns out mutual companies behave in a way that’s different than their stock-owned brethren, according to a new research report — and that could have a big impact...
Mar 21 2008 // Wilmington, DE – March 2008 – The Target Markets Program Administrators Association announced today that the Association’s Strategic Partner Benfield Inc. will be collecting data from TMPAA Program...
Mar 18 2008 // His Excellency Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has officially opened the 2008 World Insurance Forum (WIF) at the DIFC.This is the first time the event has been held...
Mar 18 2008 // Willis Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri concluded a series of discussions on mega-trends in the insurance industry sponsored by the Insurance Institute of London (IIL) at Lloyd’s last week. He told his audience that...
Mar 13 2008 // The fast-spreading U.S. mortgage crisis prompted lawmakers Wednesday to explore problems with municipal bonds, painting a bleak outlook for bond insurers that one official said imposes a “secret Wall Street...
Mar 12 2008 // Potential climate change is the greatest strategic risk currently facing the property/casualty insurance industry, with demographic changes taking priority for the life insurance industry, according to a new study by Ernst...
Mar 11 2008 // The nonstandard auto insurance market is being redefined by the influence of technology and other external forces, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting.“As predictive modeling has become more...
Mar 10 2008 // Since this issue of Insurance Journal puts the spotlight on agency salaries, it’s only fair that the compensation of corporate CEOs come in for some scrutiny as well.No, we’re not going on a paycheck hunt, even...
Mar 10 2008 // PeopleKen Ross has been named commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services. Ross has been the acting commissioner since Linda Watters left the post in October. He has been with the state agency...
Mar 10 2008 // Several observers and analysts have recently tried to estimate the insurance industry’s aggregate subprime-related loss exposure. At one end, Bear Stearns has estimated the industry’s exposure at $8 billion to...
Mar 10 2008 // Since this issue of Insurance Journal puts the spotlight on agency salaries, it’s only fair that the compensation of corporate CEOs come in for some scrutiny as well.No, we’re not going on a paycheck hunt, even...
Mar 10 2008 // The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business’ latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that property and casualty insurers continue to rank above average in customer service compared to...
Mar 10 2008 // The insurance market in Florida is adjusting to changing conditions — some man-made, others resulting from forces of nature — all of which make property insurance for Florida homeowners more available and more...
Mar 10 2008 // Since this issue of Insurance Journal puts the spotlight on agency salaries, it’s only fair that the compensation of corporate CEOs come in for some scrutiny as well.No, we’re not going on a paycheck hunt, even...
Mar 10 2008 // The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business’ latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that property and casualty insurers continue to rank above average in customer service compared to...
Mar 10 2008 // Since this issue of Insurance Journal puts the spotlight on agency salaries, it’s only fair that the compensation of corporate CEOs come in for some scrutiny as well.No, we’re not going on a paycheck hunt, even...
Mar 10 2008 // The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how wholesalers are faring in California’s increasingly soft market,...