All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 8 2006 // Frank Vaccaro was named vice president of Information Services for Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. He will report to Parker Rush, Republic’s president and CEO.Vaccaro most recently was assistant vice...
May 5 2006 // Swett & Crawford has announced new additions to their staff in offices nationwide.Margaret Jacobs moves to the Swett & Crawford Chicago office as director, Healthcare Practice Group, from Aon Risk Services where...
May 5 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that “Rethinking Risk” will be the theme of its 22nd annual insurance conference scheduled for June 5-6 in New York City.S&P said: “CEOs from...
May 5 2006 // Eugene-Oregon-based Cramer & Giles Insurance Inc. has been acquired by Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta. Cramer & Giles has been merged with...
May 3 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled rate hearings in May for three carriers, Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest, Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, and United Property and Casualty.Hartford...
May 3 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced several rating actions concerning French reinsurer SCOR. S&P said it has assigned an indicative “A-” long-term insurer financial strength rating to...
Apr 26 2006 // ACE Limited reported record net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 of $489 million or $1.46 per common share after payment of preferred dividends, compared with net income of $437 million or $1.48 per share...
Apr 24 2006 // Strong Financials, Operating Performance gets thumbs up from Standard & PoorDALLAS, TEXAS – Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “A” financial strength ratings on Unitrin’s...
Apr 20 2006 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) announced the appointment of Linda Ginn as vice president and account executive in the property and casualty group in the firm’s Dallas office.“Linda brings to the MHBT...
Apr 20 2006 // Commercial property/casualty rates were flat or fell slightly during the first quarter of 2006, with renewal premiums for half of all account sizes holding steady or dropping between 1 percent to 10 percent in the first...
Apr 20 2006 // Cincinnati-based The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced record results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2006, according to a written statement issued this week.The...
Apr 19 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will be conducting rate hearings April 25 in Palm Beach Gardens for input from the public concerning rate filings by Cypress Property and Casualty Insurance Company, which is...
Apr 18 2006 // U.S. property/casualty insurers managed to increase earnings and add to their capital base in 2005 despite record catastrophe losses, according to ISO and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Sound...
Apr 17 2006 // Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation, a New Jersey private passenger automobile insurer, announced that Ed Fernandez has assumed the role of president and CEO, effective immediately. Fernandez succeeds...
Apr 17 2006 // Claim counts include March and April stormsN1 U.S. tort costs reach a record $260 billion, study reports Cost exceeds other countries’ by large marginN1 Private companies at increased risk of liability lawsuitsSurvey...
Apr 17 2006 // Atlanta, Ga.-based BrightServ has appointed Michael Frank senior vice president, Insurance Services. His responsibilities include overseeing client requirements, managing client contractor programs and BrightServ processes...
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47.As people migrate to the...
Apr 17 2006 // PeoplePacific Specialty Insurance Co., Menlo Park, Calif., promoted Tim Summers to chief operating officer. Summers will continue his duties as executive vice-president and corporate secretary, overseeing the product...
Apr 12 2006 // CBIZ, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Burnham, Colman, Kaelin & Walker of St. Joseph, Mo. effective April 1, 2006.Originally founded in 1899 and with offices in St. Joseph and Kansas City, BCK&W is an...
Apr 11 2006 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed and removed from its Rating Watch Negative all of its ratings on American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and subsidiaries.Fitch originally placed AIG on Rating Watch Negative in March 2005. In...