Articles by Susanne Sclafane

Sclafane is Executive Editor of Carrier Management, a publication of Wells Media Group serving property/casualty insurance carrier executives. She is a media professional with deep background in the P/C insurance industry including 25 years as editor and reporter for trade magazines, online news services, digital journals. Her prior experience includes 14 years as a casualty actuary.

What To Expect: Premium Growth

January 11, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane

Putting together views on the economy and pricing momentum, analysts who supplied premium growth forecasts for 2013, put them in...

Double-Digit Returns Absent From Year-End, 2013 Financial Forecasts

January 11, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane

Although analysts following the property/casualty insurance industry expect underwriting results for 2012 to be better than 2011 when full-year numbers...

P/C Insurers’ Loss Reserves Continue to Surprise Analysts

December 27, 2012 By Susanne Sclafane

Analysts at two rating agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, believe property/casualty insurers’ prior-year loss reserve takedowns will continue to outpace reserve...

P/C Insurance Analysts’ Expectations Climbing: Accenture

December 18, 2012 By Susanne Sclafane

Although returns-on-equity for the property/casualty insurance industry are lagging in the mid-to-upper single-digit range, equity analysts expect companies they recommend...

Double-Digit Returns Absent From Year-End, 2013 Financial Forecasts

December 17, 2012 By Susanne Sclafane

Although analysts following the property/casualty insurance industry expect underwriting results for 2012 to be better than 2011 when full-year numbers...