Latest Property Casualty Headlines

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Chartis 4Q Loss Tied to Reserve Strengthening

Feb 25 2011 // American International Group Inc. reported net income of $11.2 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, and $7.8 billion for the full year 2010. Included in the 2010 fourth quarter results is a previously announced...

Capitol Insurance Companies Promote Three

Feb 24 2011 // Middleton, Wis.-based Capitol Insurance Companies has announced three promotions. Kevin A. Klestinski has been named vice president of property and casualty underwriting, Richard F. Boettner has been promoted to director...

Wisconsin’s Capitol Insurance Promotes 3

Feb 24 2011 // Capitol Insurance Cos. of Middleton, Wis., announced that Kevin A. Klestinski has been named vice president of Property & Casualty Underwriting, Richard F. Boettner has been promoted to director of Underwriting –...

Main Street America Group Reports Strong 2010 Results, Eyes Expansion

Feb 23 2011 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Main Street America Group reported that its 2010 financial results included 99.2 combined ratio, 9.1 percent net premium growth, a 16.8 percent return on equity and surplus growth of $78...

MJ Insurance Adds Hanson and Shields

Feb 15 2011 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance, one of the largest privately-held insurance agencies in the U.S., has added Sarah Hanson as claims coordinator and Aaron Shields as a property and casualty producer. Hanson will join...

Louisiana Insurance Department Recovers More than $9.6M in 2010

Feb 14 2011 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) aided Louisiana insurance consumers in receiving more than $9.6 million in insurance payments from consumer complaints...

Best Issues Ratings Announcements on Fairfax Subsidiaries

Feb 11 2011 // A.M. Best has issued a series of ratings announcements relating to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings and its subsidiaries. The bulletins are as follows: A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative...

People

Feb 10 2011 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Property and Inland Marine Division has promoted two insurance executives: Grace Thomas and Cecil Wilson. Thomas was promoted to divisional senior vice...

Allstate Profit Falls as Auto, Catastrophe Claims Rise

Feb 10 2011 // Allstate Insurance net income fell 43 percent in the fourth quarter as rising claims from auto insurance customers and catastrophes took their toll. Allstate’s fourth quarter 2010 net profit was $296 million compared...

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...

CEOs on Main Street

Feb 7 2011 // Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the perspective of independent agents. But how do property/casualty company CEOs view Main Street and Main Street agents? At the recent Property/Casualty...

People

Feb 7 2011 // Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced that Michael G. “Mike” Liguzinski will succeed John W. Sullivan as divisional president, Specialty Human Services Division, upon...

CEOs on Main Street

Feb 7 2011 // Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the perspective of independent insurance agents. But how do property/casualty company CEOs view Main Street and Main Street agents? At the recent...

CEOs on Main Street

Feb 7 2011 // Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the perspective of independent agents. But how do property/casualty company CEOs view Main Street and Main Street agents? At the recent Property/Casualty...

CEOs on Main Street

Feb 7 2011 // Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the perspective of independent agents. But how do property/casualty company CEOs view Main Street and Main Street agents? At the recent Property/Casualty...

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...

CEOs on Main Street

Feb 7 2011 // Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the perspective of independent agents. But how do property/casualty company CEOs view Main Street and Main Street agents? At the recent Property/Casualty...

Lemons Into Lemonade:

Feb 7 2011 // Making the Best of the Medical Loss Ratio Squeeze January 1, 2011 marked the beginning of a significant transformation for the nation’s insurance brokers Ð one that, frankly, didn’t inspire celebration....

P/C Insurers Like Some of Obama’s Plans

Feb 7 2011 // Property/casualty insurers found things to like in President Obama’s State of the Union speech that was largely focused on the economy and business. Medical malpractice reform, regulatory review, and trade agreements...

ACE Reports Q4 Net Income of $1 Billion; $3.1 Billion Full Year

Feb 4 2011 // ACE Limited reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, of $2.92 per share, compared with $2.81 per share for the same quarter last year, totaling over $1 billion. Income excluding net realized gains...