All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 17 2018 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories created by Demotech based on the analysis of data reported by companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Dec 17 2018 // Reliance Partners, which specializes in commercial insurance, added Brandon Richards as chief sales officer and opened a new office in Austin, Texas.Richards is a veteran insurance professional with more than 17 years in...
Dec 14 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is one of nine state insurance regulators participating in a pilot program to test a web-based platform that uses machine learning.The pilot states are partnering with RiskGenius, a...
Dec 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tom Rowley as senior vice president, North American Property, and named Matt Harvey as senior vice president, International Property. Both will sit within the Property & Casualty...
Dec 3 2018 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net underwriting income has so far swung from a massive loss in 2017 to substantial profit, according to an A.M. Best report.Carriers booked $3.5 billion in net...
Dec 3 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Wells Media Group Inc. has named Ashley Berg sales and marketing coordinator.Wells Media has also named Kelly de la Mora sales manager of Claims Journal. Berg will be responsible for a variety of...
Dec 3 2018 // USAA Insurance has the highest and best overall reputation among insurers, according to a new report from the Reputation Institute.The insurer landed in the top spot based on criteria including strong reputation,...
Dec 2 2018 // California regulators moved Friday to take over an insurance company that can’t pay out all claims following a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 13,000 homes.Merced Property & Casualty Company was pushed...
Nov 29 2018 // Moody’s has released estimates showing property/casualty insurers and reinsurers total insured losses at $10 billion $15 billion from the California wildfires, which destroyed more than 20,000 residential and...
Nov 28 2018 // AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with the current domestic shareholders of AXA Tianping Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd. to acquire the remaining 50 percent stake of the company.Total consideration...
Nov 27 2018 // The voters have spoken. Republicans have increased their slight advantage in the Senate, while Democrats have flipped the House and will now be in control there. Of course, President Trump, a Republican, still occupies the...
Nov 26 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” of National Farmers Union Property and Casualty...
Nov 22 2018 // SCOR announced the formation of SCOR Europe SE, a Paris-based P/C specialty insurance company, to ensure the continuity of services after Brexit.With effect from Jan. 1, 2019, SCOR Europe SE, a fully owned subsidiary of...
Nov 20 2018 // USAA Insurance has the highest and best overall reputation among insurers, according to a new report from the Reputation Institute.The insurer landed in the top spot based on criteria including strong reputation,...
Nov 19 2018 // U.S. medical professional liability insurers reported an underwriting loss again last year, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report that says the results are drawing more scrutiny around reserves that are shrinking.For...
Nov 16 2018 // Between the devastating wildfires in California and the destructive forces of Hurricanes Florence and Michael on the East Coast earlier this fall, the property/casualty insurance market has been put to the test this...
Nov 15 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Wells Media Group Inc. has named Kelly de la Mora sales manager of Claims Journal. De La Mora is responsible for all sales of Claims Journal advertising products. She was previously senior sales and...
Nov 15 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” of Savers Property and Casualty...
Nov 14 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Wells Media Group Inc. has named Ashley Berg sales and marketing coordinator. Berg will be responsible for a variety of sales, marketing and customer service activities that drive and support sales...
Nov 13 2018 // Resource Alliance, a human resources and employee benefits firm serving Georgia’s multifamily residential industry, has merged its operations with Higginbotham, an insurance and financial services firm serving...