All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 18 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of ING Canada Group (ING Canada) (Toronto).The group, which operates under a pooling arrangement, includes Belair Insurance Company Inc., ING...
May 17 2004 // Many carriers, especially commercial lines carriers, rely on independent agencies to sell and service policyholders. The agency typically owns and maintains the relationship with the insured. Carriers that maximize agent...
May 17 2004 // A white paper published by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) shows that insurance industry profitability must be evaluated over the long term and that loss costs, not investment return, are the...
May 17 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “AA” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Houston Casualty Co., Avemco Insurance Co., U.S. Specialty Insurance Co., HCC Specialty...
May 17 2004 // Bill Kiley is well aware of the need to think outside the box in any business but the New England insurance wholesaler has hit upon a hot idea by doing just the opposite.For the past few months Kiley has been focused on...
May 17 2004 // Texas agency insures nearly half of the nation’s cotton exports.Ted Rekerdres never intended to go into the insurance business, but an effective sales job by his father “Rek” Rekerdres, who established an...
May 6 2004 // Newark Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, and Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MS/B), leaders in building cost solutions to the...
May 3 2004 // Insurance Journal Magazine • March 8 issue “Fascinating article. I now know what to ask and look for when my EPL comes up soon.” — Joyce Nielsen, Exeter, Calif.
May 3 2004 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes rose to $29.9 billion in 2003—nearly 10 times the industry’s $3 billion in net income in 2002.Benefiting from both the $29.9 billion in net...
May 3 2004 // Insurance Journal Magazine • March 8 issue “Fascinating article. I now know what to ask and look for when my EPL comes up soon.” — Joyce Nielsen, Exeter, Calif.
May 3 2004 // Hooper Holmes, Inc. (AMEX:HH) of Basking Ridge, N.J., has acquired privately held Mid-America Agency Services, Inc. (MAAS), which provides risk selection services to the insurance underwriting industry.In addition to...
May 3 2004 // Insurance Journal Magazine • March 8 issue “Fascinating article. I now know what to ask and look for when my EPL comes up soon.” — Joyce Nielsen, Exeter, Calif.
Apr 23 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced the affirmation of its “AA” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Houston Casualty Co., Avemco Insurance Co. (Avemco), U.S. Specialty...
Apr 21 2004 // Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY recently promoted Laura Ramos to commercial staff underwriter. Since joining ACUITY in January 2001, Ramos had been a commercial lines underwriter. Prior to...
Apr 20 2004 // Willis Group has also issued a report on market conditions in the industry (see related articles). The international broker said it had reached the following conclusions: — Competitive conditions return to certain...
Apr 14 2004 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes rose to $29.9 billion in 2003 — nearly 10 times the industry’s $3 billion in net income in 2002.Benefiting from both the $29.9 billion in net...
Apr 5 2004 // Whether it’s called custom, upscale, mansion or high-value, a dream home requires special handling from property insurers. High-value homes represent a growing segment of the over 81 million single-family homes in...
Apr 5 2004 // One of the most contentious issues surrounding homeowners insurance this year is insurer use of prior loss history databases. Although spurned in the press as the “new database used to cancel policies” or the...
Apr 5 2004 // Industry executives in the workers’ compensation field from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas recently for the 5th Annual AMCOMP (American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc.) Meeting &...
Apr 5 2004 // Whether it’s called custom, upscale, mansion or high value, a dream home requires special handling from property insurers. High value homes represent a growing segment of the over 81 million single-family homes in...