Latest Property Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CSC’s P/C BPO Operation Surpasses $1 Billion Premium Milestone
Dec 12 2003 // California-based Computer Sciences Corporation announced that its property and casualty (P/C) insurance business process outsourcing (BPO) operation in the Americas has passed a major milestone and is now processing more...
Swiss Re Forum Sees Opportunities for the Strongest Companies
Dec 11 2003 // Andreas Beerli, Head of Swiss Re’s P/C business in the Americas, speaking at the company’s Year-end Economic and Insurance Industry Review 2003/Outlook 2004 forum in New York yesterday, indicated that continued...
More Consolidation in 2004: Tillinghast
Dec 11 2003 // The insurance industry is at a critical juncture, with issues surrounding consolidation, pricing, legislative reforms and capital concerns shaping the market for 2004, according to year-end industry predictions from...
S&P Lowers Allianz Canada Ratings to ‘BBB+’
Dec 10 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Allianz Insurance Co of Canada and Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada (collectively...
Analysts Weigh Travelers Deal, Other Issues
Dec 1 2003 // It’s “inevitable” that the advanced merger discussions between Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and St. Paul Companies succeed, according to one industry analyst. Though most insurance industry...
Profitable or Not’ U.S. P/C Industry Struggles to Get Ahead
Dec 1 2003 // While U.S. property and casualty insurance carriers have worked hard in the past couple of years to follow the “return to underwriting” command, looking critically at the risks they’re insuring and...
Analysts Weigh Travelers Deal, Other Issues
Dec 1 2003 // It’s “inevitable” that the advanced merger discussions between Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and St. Paul Companies succeed, according to one industry analyst. Though most insurance industry...
S&P Comment on Japanese P/C 1st Half Results – Profitability Still in Question
Nov 26 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a comment on the Japanese P/C sector, indicating that “a recovery in bottom-line profits recorded by all 10 major Japanese non-life insurers for the first half...
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. to Relocate Corporate Headquarters
Nov 24 2003 // Colonial Properties Trust announced that Alabama-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation will relocate its corporate headquarters to Colonial Center at Colonnade on or prior to April 1, 2005. Infinity Insurance...
U.S. Marine Insurers Predict Continued Profitability
Nov 24 2003 // U.S. ocean marine insurers expect 2003 full-year results will show continued profit as underwriters maintain their pricing discipline, according to David French, chairman, American Institute of Marine Underwriters...
Independent Survey Reveals Good News for NGM
Nov 24 2003 // According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by Deep Customer Connections, Inc. (DCC), a Massachusetts-based management consulting firm serving the property and casualty (P/C) industry, National Grange Mutual (NGM),...
Liberty Mutual to Open China Office
Nov 24 2003 // Liberty Mutual will open an office in the southwestern city of Chonquing in December, marking the company’s entry into the Chinese P/C market. Liberty had received the go ahead from the China Insurance Regulatory...
ACORD Details 2004 Awards Program
Nov 21 2003 // The ACORD Awards will be given out at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, May 23-25, 2004 in Las Vegas, and the Awards will reportedly focus on outstanding achievements for implementations that highlight business...
IDP Unveils New Web Site
Nov 21 2003 // Pennsylvania-based IDP has redesigned its Web site (www.idpnet.com) for easier navigation and quicker access to more information on its line of P/C insurance technology products and services. The site has an expanded front...
U.S. P/C Industry’s Profitability Continues Downward Slide Despite Recent Premium Growth
Nov 19 2003 // Despite reported significant premium growth since 1998, the U.S. property/casualty industry’s profitability continues its long downward trend, an industry leader said Tuesday. Speaking at the annual meeting of the...
P/C Reserving Issues
Nov 17 2003 // Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves are one of the more important factors utilized to scrutinize property and casualty insurance financial statements. A review of the June 30, 2003 quarterly statements of 2,569...
Fitch Reports P/C Insurers’ Credit Exposure from Reinsurance Increases; Disputes Grow but Stay Small Relative to Surplus
Nov 14 2003 // U.S.-based insurers’ reinsurance credit exposures have increased significantly during a period in which the credit quality of the reinsurance industry has deteriorated, according to a new research report published by...
BISYS Acquires Fla.-Based USA Group
Nov 11 2003 // BISYS, a provider of business process outsourcing solutions for the financial services sector, announced its acquisition of Florida-based USA Insurance Group, a managing general agency (MGA) serving the commercial property...
The Hartford Reports Q3 Net Income of $343 Million
Nov 6 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported net income per diluted share of $1.20 for the third quarter of 2003, up from $1.06 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2002. Net income increased 29 percent to...
EMC Posts Record 3Q Growth
Nov 6 2003 // Des Moines, Iowa-based carrier EMC Insurance Group Inc. reported operating income of 49 cents per share for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2003, compared to 46 cents per share for the third quarter of 2002. Operating...
