Now that the Texas legislative session is underway and the pre-election rhetoric surrounding insurance reform in Texas has moderated, the...
Monthly Archives: January 2003
In an effort to help property/casualty carriers racing to price and offer terrorism coverage after the passage of the Terrorism...
Due to the restricted coverages available in the market today, risk retention groups (RRGs) have experienced a significant amount of...
S&P’s assigned its “R” financial strength rating to Grange Mutual Insurance Co. (OR) (Grange Mutual) upon learning that the company...
S&P’s lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on ARI Mutual Insurance Co. (ARIM) and its affiliate, ARI Casualty...
S&P’s lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Traders Insurance Co. (Traders) to “Bpi” from “Bbpi.” The ratings...
Standard & Poor’s Rating Service affirmed its “A+” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on W.R. Berkley Corp.’s operating companies....
On Dec. 31, 2001, the weighted average combined ratio of the 21 surplus lines insurance companies identified in the graphic...
Stan Davis with the Ernst & Young think-tank has authored several excellent books, including Blur: The Speed of Change in...
Property and casualty insurers suffered a staggering $6.6 billion decline in investment gains during the first six months of 2002,...