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Conning:Home Insurers Hit ‘Sweet Spot,’ Could Stay There Until 2008
Jan 3 2005 // After two decades of poor financial results, the homeowners line is finally in the “sweet spot,” according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. The study, Homeowners Insurance: The...
Homeowners Insurers Reverse the ‘Curse’ … for Now
Dec 20 2004 // After two decades of poor financial results, the homeowners line is finally in the “sweet spot,” according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. The Conning Research study, “Homeowners...
Conning: Group Insurance Lines Outpace Individual
Oct 28 2004 // Since 1999, group insurance product lines produced greater returns on surplus than the comparable individual lines with very few exceptions, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc. out of...
Conning Study: Estimates $14 to $24 Billion Gap in P/C Reinsurance Recoverables Expectations Is Growing
Jul 19 2004 // The growing gap in expectations between cedants and reinsurers may develop into a critical concern for the industry, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. Although the expectations gap fits no...
P/C INSURERS NEED EFFICIENCY:
Jul 5 2004 // Conning Research & Consulting Inc. released a study concluding that P/C insurers’ cost of doing business “has stagnated over the past 20 years, contrasting the remarkable efficiency gains achieved by many...
Conning Study Finds P/C Expense Revolution Overdue
Jun 25 2004 // mparedConning Research & Consulting, Inc. has released a study which concludes that P/C insurers’ cost of doing business “has stagnated over the past 20 years, contrasting the remarkable efficiency gains...
Conning: Bigger Dollars, Fewer Insurance Industry M&As
Apr 21 2004 // Mergers and acquisitions in 2003 and 2004 in the insurance industry reached the highest level since 1998 in dollar terms, even while the total number of transactions continued its long decline since the same year,...
Conning Study Says P/C Insurers’ Loss Reserves Hit Turning Point as Deficiencies Decrease
Dec 17 2003 // Three years of rising property/casualty rates have finally had a favorable impact on loss reserves, substantially reducing estimated deficiency, according to the latest annual study on the subject by Conning Research...
Conning Says Car Owners Subsidizing Premiums for Light Truck and SUV Owners
Sep 16 2003 // SUVs and light trucks, auto makers’ highest profit generators, are reportedly fast becoming one of auto insurers’ biggest risks, according to a study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc. “For years,...
Conning Says Automating Commercial Underwriting Not Automatically Profitable
Jun 12 2003 // The commercial property/casualty industry is on the threshold of an “adapt or perish” decision when it comes to underwriting automation, according to a study from Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. The...
Conning Research Says P/C Outlook Not as Bright as Rising Premium Rates Suggest
Jun 3 2003 // Despite substantial rate increases over the past three years, Property/Casualty insurers will not see any dramatic improvement in their financial results by 2004, according to Conning Research & Consulting,...
CONNING STUDY SAYS WC MARKET FACES MAJOR SHIFT AS STATE FUNDS SWELL
May 19 2003 // State-sponsored funds have quickly become a force in the workers’ compensation market, altering the competitive landscape for the private insurers that once dominated this line of business, according to a new study...
Conning Study Says Workers’ Comp Market Faces Major Shift as State Funds Swell
Apr 29 2003 // State-sponsored funds have quickly become a force in the workers’ compensation insurance market, altering the competitive landscape for the private insurers that once dominated this line of business, according to a...
Conning Capital Partners Invests in NYMAGIC.
Feb 4 2003 // NYMAGIC, INC. an insurance holding company, whose subsidiaries specialize in ocean marine, inland marine and certain types of non-marine specialty insurance, announced that Conning Capital Partners VI, LP, an affiliate of...
P/C INSURERS’ DEFICIENCY DOUBLES
Jan 27 2003 // Despite the property and casualty industry’s best efforts to have rates keep pace with losses, results are deteriorating, according to new study by Conning Research & Consulting Inc. In fact, Conning estimates...
Conning Reports P/C Insurers’ Reserve Deficiency More Than Doubles From a Year Ago
Jan 16 2003 // Despite the P/C industry’s best efforts to have rates keep pace with losses, results are deteriorating, according to new study by Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. In fact, Conning estimates that the...
Small P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Success Trumped by Lagging Investment Results
Dec 17 2002 // The competitive advantage that small property-casualty insurers achieved in underwriting at the end of the last decade was nearly offset by lower investment returns, according to a new study from Conning Research &...
Conning Says Casualty Insurers’ Results Slightly Improved
Oct 11 2002 // The U.S. Property/Casualty industry outlook is improving, but not dramatically, according to Conning Research and Consulting, Inc. Premium growth is significant, but income and return on equity are projected to improve...
CONNING SAYS SMALL P/C INSURERS EXCEL
Sep 30 2002 // While many experts have questioned the continued viability of small insurers, this group actually grew faster than the largest insurers and achieved better underwriting results during the period 1996-2000, according to a...
Conning Says Despite Predictions of Their Demise, Small P/C Insurers Excel
Sep 16 2002 // While many experts have questioned the continued viability of small insurers, this group actually grew faster than the largest insurers and achieved better underwriting results during the period 1996-2000, according to a...
