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Further Increases Seen in U.K. Auto Rates
May 25 2001 // According to a survey conducted by Datamonitor, a U.K-based consulting firm, automobile premiums in the U.K. and Ireland, which have already risen by around 20 percent in the last year, are set to increase further. The...
Survey Says Personal Liability Limits Fail to Keep Pace With Growth in Household Assets
May 25 2001 // According to a survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Personal liability protection is not keeping pace with personal asset growth or litigation trends, leaving affluent individuals and their families exposed to...
NAII Survey Reveals Insurers Use Internet to Enhance Customer Service
May 25 2001 // According to the results of a recent study, property/casualty insurers are no longer using the Internet to simply provide information to customers and prospective policyholders, they are using the web to offer clients and...
Most States Will Not Meet GLBA Deadline, NAMIC Survey Says
May 22 2001 // Less than half of the states are likely to have their own privacy rules in place by the July 1 deadline imposed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), a survey conducted by the National Association of Mutual Insurance...
Conning & Co. Study Predicts Tough Future for Medical Malpractice Industry
May 21 2001 // According to a Conning & Company study, “Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Prescription for Chaos,” decreases in investment income, coupled with increases in the severity of lawsuits and the rising costs of...
Gomez Study Identifies Consumer Adoption Trends for P/C Insurers
May 21 2001 // The Internet delivery of property and casualty insurance products and services is approaching the mainstream, according to a consumer research study released by Gomez Inc., an Internet quality measurement firm. The study...
Study Says Insurers Can Reduce Claims Settlement Costs Up to 15%
May 10 2001 // Percent According to a recent report entitled “Unlocking the Value in Claims,” by Accenture, a provider of management and technology consulting services and solutions, innovative technology and workforce...
PartnerRe Q1 Net Income Dips as Premiums Rise
May 8 2001 // Bermuda’s PartnerRe Ltd. reported net operating earnings of $55.6 million for the first quarter, a slight decrease from the $57.1 million recorded last year. Net premiums written, however, increased to $597.8 million...
Study Reveals Rising Impact of Asbestos Claims on Insurers
May 8 2001 // According to study released by A.M. Best, property/casualty insurers may end up paying an additional $43.4 billion in asbestos claims over the next 20 years. Added to the $21.6 billion already paid for such claims, that...
West Marine Reports Increase in Net Sales
May 4 2001 // Watsonville, Calif.-based West Marine Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended April 28, 2001 were $51.1 million, a 4.9 percent increase from net sales of $48.7 million for the same period a year...
ProMutual to Increase Malpractice Insurance Rates
May 3 2001 // Beginning July 1 of this year, ProMutual, Massachusetts’ largest provider of malpractice insurance for physicians, will raise its rates for malpractice insurance an average of 14 percent across specialties. According...
Conning Predicts Rise in Premium Rates for All P/C Lines
Apr 30 2001 // Conning Corporation, a provider of asset management services to insurance companies and institutional investors based in Hartford, Conn., has predicted an increase in auto insurance premiums next year, reversing a trend in...
Conning Predicts Rise in Premium Rates for All P/C Lines
Apr 28 2001 // Conning Corporation, a provider of asset management services to insurance companies and institutional investors based in Hartford, Conn., has predicted an increase in auto insurance premiums next year, reversing a trend in...
P/C Earnings Fall 7.5 Percent in 2000; Surplus Down for First Time Since 1984
Apr 23 2001 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 7.5 percent last year to $20.2 billion from $21.9 billion the year before, according to figures released by the Insurance Services Office Inc....
IRC Reports Increase in Losses in NY No-Fault Auto Claims
Apr 21 2001 // According to a new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC), a division of the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America, losses in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims rose by 79 percent...
Farmers, 21st Century Request Premium Increases
Apr 21 2001 // According to California Department of Insurance (CDI) filings, Farmers Insurance and 21st Century Insurance have requested premium hikes averaging 6.9 percent for their property policies. Farmers Insurance and 21st Century...
Best Reports 31.6% Increase in Captive Formations in 2000
Apr 19 2001 // Insurance specialist A.M. Best’s newly published Captive Directory reports that there were 245 new captive insurance companies formed last year, while 170 were liquidated, a net gain of 31.6 percent over 1999. Best...
Guarding Garden Gnomes – U.K. Notes Rise in Outdoor Theft
Apr 18 2001 // According to an article in Britain’s Independent on Sunday there are over 20 million gardeners in the U.K. and they spent £3.35 ($4.86 billion) last year on fertilizers, plants, decorative items and other products...
Arizona Dept. of Insurance Publishes New Survey
Apr 17 2001 // A new look has come to the Spring 2001 edition of the Arizona Department of Insurance’s “Automobile Premium Comparison Survey.” Premiums are quoted for 10 cities throughout the state. Insurance Director...
P/C Earnings Fall 7.5 Percent in 2000; Surplus Down for First Time Since 1984
Apr 16 2001 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 7.5 percent last year to $20.2 billion from $21.9 billion the year before, according to figures released by the Insurance Services Office Inc....
