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Liability Insurance Shows Signs of Deteriorating Performance: Conning

Nov 29 2012 // The benign period for liability insurance results may have run its course. Current trends in loss frequency, tort filings, and reserve releases suggest that an inflection point may have been reached, according to a new...

Heightened Regulation Forcing Insurers to Focus on Modeling Risks: Conning

Sep 19 2012 // The growing level of activity among regulatory bodies and quasi-regulatory agencies focused on strengthening insurance solvency protection systems, particularly regarding increased risk capital and enhanced risk...

P/C Industry 2011 Loss Reserve Position Sufficient, but Challenged: Conning Research

Jun 27 2012 // The property/casualty industry appears to have sufficient reserves, but older reserves continue to develop adversely in 2011, according to analysis by Conning Research & Consulting. “Our view of the...

Conning: P/C Premiums to Grow 3% to 4% in 2012

Feb 6 2012 // Property/casualty insurers are facing a difficult environment in 2012, according to a forecast from analysts at a Hartford, Conn., insurance consulting firm. The difficult environment will include volatility in the...

Conning: P/C Premiums to Grow 3-4% in 2012

Jan 23 2012 // Property/casualty insurers are facing a difficult environment in 2012, according to a forecast from analysts at a Hartford insurance consulting firm. The difficult environment will include volatility in the economy, the...

Conning Names Bradford CEO

Dec 7 2011 // Conning Inc. has apppointed Woody E. Bradford as CEO of Conning. The appointment takes effect Jan. 2, 2012. Bradford succeeds Salvatore Correnti, who will continue to serve in an advisory capacity as vice chairman and...

As Small Business Shrinks, Small P/C Insurers Lose

Jul 18 2011 // The property/casualty small business sector – those accounts with less than 50 employees – has shrunk substantially since 2007, and there has been a dramatic shift in market share among small, mid-sized and...

As Small Business Shrinks, Small P/C Insurers Lose

Jun 20 2011 // The property/casualty small business sector – those accounts with less than 50 employees – has shrunk substantially since 2007, and there has been a dramatic shift in market share among small, mid-sized and...

P/C Premium Growth Not Enough for Market Turnaround: Conning

May 2 2011 // The property/casualty insurance industry can expect premium growth of between 3 and 4 percent in 2011, and about 5 percent for the following two years, according to a forecast from analysts at Conning Research &...

P/C Premium Growth Not Enough for Market Turnaround: Conning

Apr 25 2011 // The property/casualty insurance industry can expect premium growth of between 3 and 4 percent in 2011, and about 5 percent for the following two years, according to a forecast from analysts at Conning Research &...

As Small Business Shrinks, Small P/C Insurers Lose

Feb 7 2011 // The property/casualty small business sector – those accounts with less than 50 employees – has shrunk substantially since 2007, and there has been a dramatic shift in market share among small, mid-sized and...

As Small Business Shrinks, Small P/C Insurers Lose

Feb 7 2011 // The property/casualty small business sector – those accounts with less than 50 employees – has shrunk substantially since 2007, and there has been a dramatic shift in market share among small, mid-sized and...

As Small Business Shrinks, Small P/C Insurers Lose

Jan 11 2011 // The property/casualty small business sector—those accounts with less than 50 employees—has shrunk substantially since 2007, and there has been a dramatic shift in market share among small, mid-sized and large...

Medical Liability Market Faces Challenges from Health Care Changes

Nov 29 2010 // The medical professional liability insurance industry faces new challenges from both health reform and increased competition. A new industry study by Conning Research & Consulting claims that both health care reform...

Commercial P/C Insurance to Lag Economic Recovery: Conning Analyst

Jul 21 2010 // While property/casualty personal lines premiums are benefiting from rate growth, commercial lines continue to show softness, and will lag the economic recovery, according to the most recent Property-Casualty Industry...

Insurance Mergers Dropped in 2009, Reports Conning

Apr 8 2010 // The U.S. saw a significant decline in the reported value of insurance industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in 2009, and overall global transaction values also declined further from very low 2008 levels,...

Study: Workers’ Compensation Public Options Outperform Private Industry

Nov 1 2009 // State funds blunt the impact of bigger losses through concerted loss prevention efforts. An insurance industry think tank has concluded that 25 public and quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance plans perform...

Business Moves

Nov 1 2009 // AmTrust, American Capital, GMAC AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is making an investment in American Capital Acquisition Corp. in connection with the acquisition by ACAC of GMAC’s U.S. consumer property/ casualty...

Study: Workers’ Compensation Public Options Outperform Private Industry

Oct 21 2009 // An insurance industry think tank has concluded that 25 public and quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance plans perform better financially than the private market in a number of performance categories and at...

Private Equity Fund Aquiline Acquires Consultant Conning from Swiss Re

Oct 14 2009 // Private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, which is run by Jeffrey Greenberg, has acquired insurance consulting and asset management provider Conning & Co. from Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Conning & Co....