Do under-reserved property/casualty insurers deserve high ratings? Publicly traded property casualty insurance companies must serve many masters. To be competitive...
Monthly Archives: April 2006
The savings varies by state and other factors but in 2005 the average risk in pilot states placed in the...
Ruins of San Francisco’s city hall after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Photo courtesy of Fireman’s Fund. San Francisco...
The insurance industry is turning more frequently to catastrophe bonds, according to an article, “Catastrophe Bonds: Assessing A Risky Business,”...
outlines any contingency compensation arrangements. News Currents Zurich agents caught in compensation disclosure web Insurer agrees to nationwide compensation disclosure...
News Currents A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses rate-making methods that directly base eligibility and...
Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a new survey says that most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for...
The London insurance market: The City and the regulators For 317 years London’s insurance market in general and Lloyd’s in...
Compensation for an agency is always the largest expense category. For the typical agency, total compensation (producer and employee compensation...
Non-Standard Auto Times Have Changed. Are you still driving this business? Can independent agents compete in the nonstandard auto market?...