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Insurance Journal-Demotech Report Identifies 139 Super Regional P/C Insurers

Feb 14 2007 // Hoping to spark a discussion of so-called “super regional” insurance carriers, Insurance Journal magazine (Feb. 12 issue) this week is publishing its first list of Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™,...

Best Assigns Ironshore ‘A-‘ Rating

Feb 13 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” to Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. Concurrently, Best assigned an...

Mild-mannered report

Feb 12 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice “fuzzy” marketing. They call themselves Super Regionals but everyone has a...

Flood Insurance: FEMA resources offer better ways to serve clients

Feb 12 2007 // As we are well aware, flooding caused by hurricanes and tropical storms can wreak havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast from June through November. What many fail to realize, however, is that flood risk is not...

Mild-mannered report

Feb 12 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice “fuzzy” marketing. They call themselves Super Regionals but everyone has a...

Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage

Feb 12 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...

It Figures

Feb 12 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...

Mild-mannered report

Feb 12 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice “fuzzy” marketing. They call themselves Super Regionals but everyone has a...

Mild-mannered report

Feb 12 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice fuzzy marketing. They call themselves “super regionals,” yet everyone has a...

Mitigating the everyday catastrophe

Feb 12 2007 // Fire, water, hail and wind reel in big losses for business, but many could be prevented The exposures faced by businesses in catastrophe-prone areas have been well-documented post-Katrina and facility owners and managers...

Super Regional P/C Insurers™

Feb 12 2007 // A number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...

Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report

Feb 11 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice “fuzzy” marketing. They call themselves Super Regionals but everyone has a...

Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report

Feb 11 2007 // The companies that made the list are not necessarily superior but they are super in the sense of having the resources to write multiple lines and reach across multiple states. If some politicians can be accused of engaging...

Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage

Feb 11 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...

It Figures

Feb 11 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...

People

Feb 11 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...

Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report

Feb 11 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice fuzzy marketing. They call themselves “super regionals,” yet everyone has a...

2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™ Alphabetical listing

Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...

2007 Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™

Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...

Introducing…

Feb 11 2007 // A number of property casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...