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Australia Juggles Mergers & Disasters

Apr 3 2000 // Driven in part by 1999’s particularly poor results, and perhaps encouraged by the recent mega-merger announcements from Europe (CGU-Norwich Union and Deutsche Bank-Dresdner Bank), Australia’s insurance/...

A.M. Best Reports P/C Industry Shrinks

Feb 1 2000 // The number of independent property/casualty insurance groups increased from 8 percent to 10 percent in 1999, according to a study by A.M. Best Co. Best expects one-third of the remaining groups to lose what it calls...