All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 25 2007 // Governor says state is making headway on storm protection9 Ark. auto insurance fraud suspect turns self in Fraud ring allegedly scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars10 New Orleans couple drops suit against AllstateNo...
Feb 25 2007 // News CurrentsThe numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with...
Feb 25 2007 // News CurrentsThe numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance...
Feb 25 2007 // Insurers warn against subsidies10 Safeco to cut homeowners, commercial rates 200,000 Calif. customers to benefit, company says10 Ariz. lawmakers move to raise burden of proof on ER suitsIdentical bill vetoed by Gov....
Feb 25 2007 // Virtually all industries respect and demand top line growth. Publicly traded companies, competing for capital, are required to demonstrate an ability to facilitate top line growth. In stark contrast to other industries,...
Feb 25 2007 // Whether you study the growth curve in the “baby boomer” generation or generation “X” or “Y,” it is clear that we have a collision course of increased scope of risk, changing...
Feb 25 2007 // 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2006, versus Sept. 30, 2005 (000 Omitted)DPW Change DWP DWP DWP $ DWP %Rank Company Name 9/30/2006 9/30/05 Change Change1 Lexington Insurance Co. $4,811,668 $3,836,214 $975,454 25.43%2 American...
Feb 22 2007 // Irvine, Calif.-based R.E. Chaix & Associates announced it has finished negotiations to add two new carriers for in-house binding for property and casualty risks. Both carriers are non-admitted and both have...
Feb 16 2007 // Chicago-based Mesirow Financial recently announced that Brian Evans, an ex-Hoosier and three-year NBA veteran, has joined its Insurance Services division as a senior vice president. He is responsible for leading new...
Feb 14 2007 // Hoping to spark a discussion of so-called “super regional” insurance carriers, Insurance Journal magazine (Feb. 12 issue) this week is publishing its first list of Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™,...
Feb 13 2007 // Swiss Re announced that it has “grown its non-life [P/C] reinsurance portfolio by CHF 1.3 billion [$1.04 billion] or 14 percent, which reflects successful renewals of business acquired through the acquisition of...
Feb 12 2007 // A number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...
Feb 12 2007 // Despite slow-down, industry still anticipates underwriting profitsMost insurance industry analysts predict slower P/C premium growth for 2007, according to an Insurance Information Institute’s annual survey of Wall...
Feb 12 2007 // Property/casualty agents looking for new markets and suppliers with markets to offer have a dynamic new online meeting place.Now agents and brokers, managing general agents (MGA) and insurance companies can communicate...
Feb 12 2007 // >Study says industry could suffer from a $100 million lossThe U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual...
Feb 11 2007 // News CurrentsMost insurance industry analysts predict slower P/C premium growth for 2007, according to an Insurance Information Institute’s annual survey of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals...
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co.AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co.AIU InsuranceAlaska National InsuranceAlfa Insurance Corp.American Automobile Insurance Co.American Commerce Insurance Co. American Family...
Feb 11 2007 // number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of scale...
Feb 11 2007 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual Earthquake Study.” It is likely that if an earthquake of...
Feb 7 2007 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has added “Non-life Insurance in China” to their offering. “The Non-life Insurance in China industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis...