Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
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P/C Earnings Fall 7.5 Percent in 2000; Surplus Down for First Time Since 1984
Apr 16 2001 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 7.5 percent last year to $20.2 billion from $21.9 billion the year before, according to figures released by the Insurance Services Office Inc....
P/C Earnings Fall 7.5 Percent in 2000; Surplus Down for First Time Since 1984
Apr 11 2001 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 7.5 percent last year to $20.2 billion from $21.9 billion the year before, Insurance Services Office Inc. and the National Association of...
S&P Lowers PAULA Insurance Co FSR to ‘CCCpi’
Apr 11 2001 // Standard & Poor’s lowered its financial strength rating on PAULA Insurance Co. to triple-‘Cpi’ from single-‘Bpi’. The rating action reflects the company’s deteriorating surplus,...
First Nevada’s Hopes End in Liquidation
Apr 9 2001 // Reno-based First Nevada Insurance Co. sold its first insurance policy in December 1995. The company sold its last policy a little more than five years later. Last month, Nevada 2nd Judicial District Court Judge Janet...
CDI Issues Cease and Desist Orders
Apr 6 2001 // The California Department of Insurance has issued a Cease and Desist Order against International Marine Underwriters Ltd.; International Wet Marine Underwriters; Marine Specialty Management; Commercial Water Sports...
CDI Issues Cease and Desist Orders
Apr 6 2001 // The California Department of Insurance has issued a Cease and Desist Order against International Marine Underwriters Ltd.; International Wet Marine Underwriters; Marine Specialty Management; Commercial Water Sports...
Lloyd’s Optimistic Despite ’98,’99 Loss Figures
Mar 28 2001 // Lloyd’s announced preliminary estimates Tuesday that it would suffer an overall loss of at least £1.11 billion ($1.6 billion) for its 1999 year of account. It had already announced losses in 1998 of £1.06 billion...
Combined Ratio for 2001 on Track to Hit Record High, ISO President Says
Mar 26 2001 // Amid signs that the property/casualty insurance market is improving, insurers’ prospects for greater profitability may actually be diminishing in today’s rapidly slowing economy, an industry leader warned. At...
LLOYD’S WINS AGAIN
Mar 26 2001 // On March 16, the U.S. Senate voted 79-18 to remove a provision in the pending Bankruptcy Reform Bill that would have prevented Lloyd’s of London from pursuing a number of American “Names” for debts...
Lloyd’s Follows Mir’s Re-Entry As the World Braces for Splashdown
Mar 22 2001 // Lloyd’s announced that an expert team of brokers and underwriters, who are closely following the de-orbiting process of Russia’s Mir space station, would be available to comment on the risks and other insurance...
Moody’s: Losses Loom for Lloyd’s
Mar 21 2001 // Moody’s Investors Service Ltd. is forecasting that Lloyd’s of London will report losses of $5.23 billion for the four years of 1998 and 2001. Under Lloyd’s three-year accounting system, the next results...
BOB DOLE DOES LLOYD’S DUTY
Mar 19 2001 // Lloyd’s of London has hired former Presidential candidate and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole to help fight a bankruptcy bill provision that could block the company from collecting debts from some U.S....
Combined Ratio for 2001 On Track to Hit Record High, ISO President Says
Mar 19 2001 // Amid signs that the property/casualty insurance market is improving, insurers’ prospects for greater profitability may actually be diminishing in today’s rapidly slowing economy, an industry leader warned. At...
“Lloyd’s Provision” Removed From Bankruptcy Bill
Mar 19 2001 // On Friday, the U.S. Senate voted 79-to-18 to remove a provision in the pending Bankruptcy Reform Bill that would have prevented Lloyd’s of London from pursuing a number of American “Names” for debts...
U.S. State Dept. Opposes “Lloyd’s Provision” As Bankruptcy Bill Clears Committee
Mar 16 2001 // The State Department is opposed to a provision in the pending Bankruptcy Reform Bill that would effectively prevent Lloyd’s from collecting money from several hundred wealthy American “Names” who have...
O’Shaughnessy Resigns from Trinity E&S
Mar 16 2001 // Peter J. O’Shaughnessy has resigned as chairman of the board at Trinity E&S. Thomas J. Gassen, president of Trinity, will assume the duties as chairman. Gassen said Trinity will acquire...
Lloyd’s Investigation Expands into Calif.
Mar 15 2001 // A federal task force investigating Lloyd’s of London have begun interviews of witnesses in California regarding a $400,000 payment made to the state by Lloyd’s in 1999, according to a Los Angeles Times...
Fresh Allegations Surround Quackenbush, Lloyd’s Payment
Mar 12 2001 // A new round of controversy over actions taken by former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has been triggered by articles recently published in the Los Angeles Times. The strongest of the allegations...
Western Motorcycle Market Cruises Along
Mar 12 2001 // In at least one way, there is a strong parallel between learning to ride a motorcycle and insuring motorcycle operators. For the novice rider, the first 90 days of vehicle ownership is an especially risky period for...
Lloyd’s Hires Dole to Fight Legislative Initiative
Mar 6 2001 // Lloyd’s of London has hired former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole to help fight a bankruptcy bill provision that could block the company from collecting debts from some U.S. investors. Dole, who has said he...
