Latest Property Casualty Headlines

All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Max Re Posts $26.5 Million Q3 Net Income; Names Becker Chairman, CEO

Nov 14 2006 // Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of $26.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $44.2 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the...

First American Property & Casualty Insurance CIO Named Elite 8

Nov 10 2006 // Santa Ana, Calif.-based First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co. a member of The First American Corp. family of companies, announced that Jim Court, vice president and chief information officer of First...

Consumer group says property-casualty rates drop ‘irrespective’ of tort reform enactment

Nov 6 2006 // There is continuing evidence that the skyrocketing insurance rates of 2000 to 2003 have led to record industry profits, but commercial insurance rates have stabilized or dropped in almost every sector, including medical...

Consumer group says property-casualty rates drop ‘irrespective’ of tort reform enactment

Nov 5 2006 // There is continuing evidence that the skyrocketing insurance rates of 2000 to 2003 have led to record industry profits, but commercial insurance rates have stabilized or dropped in almost every sector, including medical...

SCOR Gets China Reinsurance License

Nov 2 2006 // France’ SCOR group announced that it has received the approval of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) for a reinsurance license in China “that will enable it to open a branch in Beijing with a view...

The Hartford’s Net Income Jumps 41% for Third Quarter

Oct 30 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported record third quarter 2006 net income of $758 million, or $2.39 per diluted share — a sizable 41 percent boost over the same quarter last year. The Hartford’s...

Consumer Group Says P/C Rates Drop ‘Irrespective’ of Tort Reform Enactment

Oct 26 2006 // The latest insurance industry data show continuing evidence that the skyrocketing insurance rates of 2000 to 2003 have led to record industry profits but commercial insurance rates have stabilized or dropped in almost...

ACE Posts Record Q3 Net Income of $578 Million; Conference Call Today

Oct 25 2006 // The parade of good third quarter results continues, with Bermuda’s largest insurer, ACE Limited, posting net income for the period of $578 million, compared to a $112 million loss in Q3 2005. Excluding capital losses...

Aon Moves On Exit Plan, Announces Sale of Construction Program

Oct 25 2006 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. today announced that it has taken further steps to exit its property & casualty underwriting business by signing a letter of intent for the sale of its Construction Program Group (CPG). Aon...

People

Oct 23 2006 // The Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters elected new officers and governors. They are: President Betsey L. Brewer, senior vice president of The Rule Co. in Pasadena, Calif. President-Elect James L. Britt,...

P/C market takes hold of rapidly developing identity theft solutions

Oct 23 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology- information-driven...

P/C insurers’ profitability drops in first-half of 2006

Oct 23 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 9.3 percent to $28.3 billion in first-half 2006 from $31.2 billion in first-half 2005 as investment results deteriorated. Reflecting the...

Employee benefits offer an easy way to expand business with clients

Oct 23 2006 // It’s a problem many brokers face: clients love our property casualty risk management products and services, but have we given them all they need? What else can we do for them? An employee benefits program offers an...

P/C Insurers’ Profitability Drops in First-Half of 2006

Oct 2 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 9.3 percent to $28.3 billion in first-half 2006 from $31.2 billion in first-half 2005 as investment results deteriorated. Reflecting the...

Brown & Brown Grows Wholesale: Hull Buys DVUA; PRU Acquires Apex

Oct 1 2006 // Continuing in its acquisitions mode, insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc., through its subsidiaries Hull & Co. Inc., and Program Management Services Inc., has acquired the assets of a key wholesaler located in the...

Deputy Streukens Leaving Fla. Insurance Department

Sep 29 2006 // Deputy Commissioner for Property and Casualty Insurance Tom Streukens is leaving the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to take a position as Operations Director for the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance...

Establishing ethics for insurance professionals

Sep 25 2006 // The American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU), the American College and the Society of Financial Service Professionals founded Ethics Awareness Month in 1990. While it is impossible for...

P/C insurers’ performance exceeding Fitch estimates for 2006

Sep 25 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry showed continued favorable and improved operating performance in the first half of 2006 and, based on results and barring any unusual events going forward, the industry is...

Establishing ethics for insurance professionals

Sep 25 2006 // The American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU), the American College and the Society of Financial Service Professionals founded Ethics Awareness Month in 1990. While it is impossible for...

P/C insurers’ performance exceeding Fitch estimates for 2006

Sep 25 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry showed continued favorable and improved operating performance in the first half of 2006 and, based on results and barring any unusual events going forward, the industry is...