Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous. Seriously. The property/casualty insurance industry reported …
As of March 2011, the unemployment rate in the United States was reported to be 8.8 percent, a marked improvement from the 10.1 percent rate reported in October 2009. The gross domestic product (GDP) has increased for six straight quarters, …
Alexander Hamilton once said, “I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.” Despite an imperfect marketplace, the Top 25 property/casualty companies continued to improve. Their continued improvement is evident based on the dollar amount of direct …
Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On August 29, Tropical Storm Earl was upgraded to …
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.” In a market that continues to be described as soft, the Top 25 Property/Casualty companies give meaning to the word achievement. …
Results Based on Premium Growth June 30, 2010, Versus June 30, 2009 Approximately one year ago, I discussed the premium growth reported by insurers with the top 25 gains in workers’ compensation insurance premium volume. As I wrote that article, …
The American psychologist and philosopher William James once said, “Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” This may be the adage of the Top 25 Property/Casualty companies based upon the dollar amount of direct written premium growth from 2009 to …
Any producer, agent or broker can be exposed to the insolvency of one of their markets. Carriers providing insurance agents’ errors and omissions insurance (E&O) have developed a variety of responses to the exposure created by insolvency. A review of …
Results Based on Insurers’ Growth June 30, 2009, versus June 30, 2008 As I write this article, the unemployment rate in the United States was reported to be 9.4 percent as of the end of July. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
Roy H. Williams is an author and marketing consultant. He is known for his Wizard of Ads trilogy. He founded the Wizard Academy Institute. Although he is credited with saying “Consequently, a young business often grows by large percentages. Mature …
