Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Casualty’s Earnings Down $2.1 Million From Year Ago
Aug 8 2003 // Fairfield, Ohio-based carrier Ohio Casualty Corp. announced second-quarter net income of $11 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, down from a year ago’s $13.1 million, or 21 cents per diluted share. The company...
Argonaut Sees 46% Increase in GWP for Q2
Aug 7 2003 // San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003, noting that the group’s gross written premium during the second quarter increased to $199.5...
PMA Capital Notes Q2 Earnings
Aug 6 2003 // Philadelphia-based PMA Capital announced net income of $12.2 million, or 39 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2003, compared with a net loss of $29.7 million, or 95 cents per diluted share, for the second...
Premium Relief in Sight for Commercial Buyers
Aug 6 2003 // There is reportedly relief in sight for commercial insurance buyers numb from years of hefty premium increases and stiff underwriting conditions. The commercial middle market will enjoy lower rate increases and some flat...
St. Paul Reports $214 Million Q2 Profit
Jul 31 2003 // The St. Paul Co. announced second-quarter 2003 net income of $214 million, or 89 cents per share, up from a second-quarter 2002 net loss of $223 million, or $1.09 per share. Second-quarter 2003 operating earnings were $172...
Regional Carriers Zone In on Helping Agents
Jul 21 2003 // When it comes to buying and selling insurance, there is a common thread intertwined in all transactions—service. Whether it be the consumer purchasing auto insurance, or the agent securing the coverage on behalf of the...
Regional Carriers Zone In on Helping Agents
Jul 21 2003 // When it comes to buying and selling insurance, there is a common thread intertwined in all transactions—service. Whether it be the consumer purchasing auto insurance, or the agent securing the coverage on behalf of the...
ICAT Managers Promotes Ramsey to Sr. VP of Risk Underwriting
Jul 17 2003 // Colorado-based International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, LLC (ICAT Managers), announced that Sam Ramsey has been promoted to senior vice president of Risk Underwriting. In his new position, Ramsey will have...
P/C Q1 Net Income Up 20.6%-Driven by Underwriting, Net Investment Gains
Jul 7 2003 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income after taxes rose 20.6 percent to $6.4 billion in first-quarter 2003 from $5.3 billion in first-quarter 2002, driven by improved underwriting results and an increase in...
Q1 Numbers an Improvement, But Concerns Stand
Jul 7 2003 // The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of 8.8 percent in the first quarter of 2003, up from a disappointing 1.0 percent in 2002 and the worst-ever negative 2.4 percent recorded in...
CONNING: AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITING NOT AUTOMATICALLY PROFITABLE
Jul 7 2003 // The commercial property/casualty industry is on the threshold of an “adapt or perish” decision when it comes to underwriting automation, according to a study from Conning Research & Consulting Inc. The...
Net Income Up 20.6 Percent for P/C Insurers in Q1
Jul 7 2003 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income after taxes rose 20.6 percent to $6.4 billion in first-quarter 2003 from $5.3 billion in first-quarter 2002, driven by improved underwriting results and an increase in...
Q1 Numbers an Improvement, But Concerns Stand
Jul 7 2003 // The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of 8.8 percent in the first quarter of 2003, up from a disappointing one percent in 2002 and the worst-ever negative 2.4 percent recorded in...
Alleghany Completes Acquisition of R&SA’s RSUI
Jul 2 2003 // Alleghany Corporation and the U.K.’s Royal & Sun Alliance announced that they have successfully completed the sale of Royal Specialty Underwriting, Inc., R&SA’s Atlanta, Georgia-based excess and...
AAI Says Appellate Court’s Decision Strikes Blow for Insurer Use of Databases in Underwriting, Rating
Jul 2 2003 // In an ironic twist, a recent federal appellate court opinion in an insurance fraud case seems to contradict actions by several regulators to prevent insurer use of claims databases, according to the Alliance of American...
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Underwriters Reinsurance Co.
Jul 2 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) to Underwriters Reinsurance Company (URC) (New Hampshire), soon to be renamed RSUI Indemnity Company. The rating outlook is stable. The rating action...
Best Upgrades Markel Int’l, Lloyd’s Syndicate 3000 Ratings to ‘A-‘
Jul 1 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Very Good) of the U.K.-basedarkel International Insurance Company Ltd (MIIC), has also assigned a Best’s...
HCC to Acquire Two La. Commercial Marine Underwriters
Jul 1 2003 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Covenant Underwriters Ltd. and Continental Underwriters Ltd., both headquartered in Covington, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed,...
Pa. Department Releases Market Conduct Exam Report; Results from Review of Private Passenger Auto Underwriting Guideline
Jun 23 2003 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, in her capacity as the state regulator for the industry, has released results from the Private Passenger Automobile Underwriting Guidelines review conducted by the...
P/C Q1 Net Income Up 20.6 Percent, Driven by Underwriting Results and Investment Gains
Jun 23 2003 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income after taxes rose 20.6 percent to $6.4 billion in first-quarter 2003 from $5.3 billion in first-quarter 2002, driven by improved underwriting results and an increase in...
