Latest Conning Headlines
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P/C Industry Pressured by 2009 Recession; Turnaround in 2011
Jul 20 2009 // Results for the property/casualty industry over the next few years will be driven by the 2009 recession, mixed insurance premium pricing momentum, and modestly deteriorating underwriting results, according to a new...
P/C Industry Pressured by 2009 Recession; Turnaround in 2011
Jul 13 2009 // Results for the property/casualty industry over the next few years will be driven by the 2009 recession, mixed insurance premium pricing momentum, and modestly deteriorating underwriting results, according to a new...
Aquiline to Buy Conning & Co. from Swiss Re
Jun 16 2009 // Private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, which is run by Jeffrey Greenberg, said Tuesday it agreed to buy insurance services provider Conning & Co. from Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Terms of the deal were not...
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Jun 15 2009 // Burns & Wilcox reported that Kendra Corman has joined the company as its new marketing director. Corman is responsible for managing the company’s advertising and marketing initiatives, which includes overseeing...
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Jun 1 2009 // TD Insurance Inc. has hired Linda Bogardus as an account manager in the Core Division of Commercial Lines. Bogardus, who is based in Burlington, Vermont, will oversee marketing and servicing large commercial insurance...
Keep Joins Conning in Hartford
May 19 2009 // Connecticut-based insurance consulting firm Conning & Co. has named Stephen W. Keep as director. An experienced marketing executive in U.S. insurance asset management, he will be based in Hartford. Keep will be...
Conning Study Examines P/C Insurance Industry Outsourcing
May 5 2009 // A new study by Conning Research and Consulting notes that the “property-casualty industry has been offshoring business processes since the Y2K fixes of the late 1990s, and a combination of continuing expense...
General Liability Losses, Expenses Likely to Rise Rapidly
Mar 23 2009 // The general liability line of insurance has produced industry-wide combined ratios below 100 percent for the past two years, but this profitable underwriting performance is unlikely to continue, analysts say. General...
Study: General Liability Losses, Expenses Likely to Rise Rapidly
Mar 12 2009 // The general liability line of insurance has produced industry-wide combined ratios below 100 percent for the past two years, but this profitable underwriting performance is unlikely to continue, analysts report. General...
Conning Research: Challenges, Threats Loom for Homeowners Insurance Market
Nov 2 2008 // The five-year period spanning from 2003-2007 served the homeowners insurance line favorably after the dismal 20-year period that preceded it, and return on surplus for the line averaged an estimated 11 percent for those...
Conning Research: Challenges Looming for Homeowners Insurance
Oct 8 2008 // The five-year period spanning from 2003-2007 served the homeowners insurance line favorably after the dismal 20-year period that preceded it, and return on surplus for the line averaged an estimated 11 percent for those...
Conning: D&O Market Finds Way to Grow Even In Overall Soft Market
Sep 22 2008 // Over the past decade, the directors and officers liability market has grown faster than the broader property/casualty market, at nearly double the rate of the commercial lines average. Premium growth has come from pricing,...
Conning Research: Niche Focus Spells Success in D&O Market
Sep 2 2008 // Over the past decade, the directors and officers liability insurance market has grown faster than the broader property/casualty market, at nearly double the rate of the commercial lines average. Premium growth has come...
Conning Research: Insurers’ Financials Strong Despite Price Deterioration
Aug 21 2008 // The financial condition of the property/casualty industry is strong, and should be able to withstand the current price deterioration, according to a new industry study. “The outlook for the next three years –...
Conning Research: Insurers’ Financials Strong Despite Price Deterioration
Aug 21 2008 // The financial condition of the property/casualty industry is strong, and should be able to withstand the current price deterioration, according to a new industry study. “The outlook for the next three years –...
Conning Research: Insurers’ Financials Strong Despite Price Deterioration
Jul 14 2008 // The financial condition of the property/casualty industry is strong; and, it should be able to withstand the current price deterioration, according to a new Property-Casualty Industry Forecast by Conning Research and...
Conning Research: P/C Loss Reserves Position Deteriorated in 2007
Jul 1 2008 // While the property/casualty industry still appears to have strong reserves, overall its position began to deteriorate in 2007, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. “The property-casualty...
Europe’s Insurers Lead M&A Activity Says Conning Report
May 29 2008 // “Global insurance industry acquisitions in 2007 were driven by non-U.S. insurers, primarily Western European firms-who clearly see value in this market,” stated Sherry Manetta, director at Conning Research...
Swiss Re’s Conning to Manage $195 Million Carbon Credit Fund
Apr 28 2008 // Conning Asset Management (Europe) Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of Swiss Re, has been appointed to manage a pioneering €125 million ($195.5 million) post 2012 Carbon Credit Fund. The fund is currently investing in...
When it Comes to Insurance Cycles, Mutuals and Stocks Behave Differently
Mar 24 2008 // Difference is tied to how mutual insurers build market share, says Conning researcher When it comes to managing through a soft cycle, it turns out mutual companies behave in a way that’s different than their...
