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Insurers' Income, Surplus Rise Despite Record Catastrophe Losses

National News • December 28, 2005
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry's net income after taxes rose 4.4 percent, or $1.2 billion, to $28.8 billion in nine-months 2005 from $27.6 billion in nine-months 2004. Reflecting ...

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Subject: Increase in Insurers Income and Surplus

Posted On: December 29, 2005, 2:35 pm CST
Posted By: Southern Gent
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Sounds to me like the P&C industry is in good health even after the catastrophic losses incurred with the hurricanes, etc.
Is this the reason for Mr. Michael Cherkasky's (Pres/CEO Marsh) warning that price increases are on the way?
If his "warning" isn't self serving to increase Marsh's commission income what is?
If this "warning" sounds familiar-remember when immediately after hurricane Andrew did its devastation to south Florida, the calculating Jeffrey Greenberg passed around his internal memo to AIG offices to raise rates in Florida?
Shame on Michael and Jeffrey.
What a business!
Subject Posted By Posted On
what's wrong with profit? LL
Jan 3, 2006, 9:36 pm
interesting points Johnny
Dec 30, 2005, 8:00 am
RE: Increase in Insurers Income and Surplus Roger Poe
Dec 29, 2005, 5:15 pm
Increase in Insurers Income and Surplus Southern Gent
Dec 29, 2005, 2:35 pm
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