Observations on TRIA August 4, 2014 By Lloyd Dixon, Michael Dworsky, Tom LaTourette and Henry Willis U.S. insurance markets, like the rest of the nation, were caught off guard by the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Loss...
Hartwig Turns Back King Hammurabi’s Playbook on Resilience August 4, 2014 By Don Jergler The U.S. government may be starting to embrace concepts that date back to Babylonian King Hammurabi’s reign 3,800 years ago....
Lloyd’s Underwriters Find Success with U.S. Subsidiaries: SNL July 21, 2014 Insurers Hiscox Ltd., Beazley Plc and Catlin Group Ltd. are reaping the benefits of the U.S. market, according to a...
Planning for Uncertainty July 21, 2014 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak The traditional business plan includes short-term and long-term goals and projections. But, how do you plan when you can’t guess...
Business Moves July 21, 2014 Integro, Daugherty Insurance Services, Lugo & Associates Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has acquired Stockton, Calif.-based Daugherty Insurance...
P/C Insurers’ Profit Dipped in Q1 July 21, 2014 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes fell to $13.8 billion in first-quarter 2014 from $14.3 billion in first-quarter...
Insurance Trade Agreements Are Good for Consumers and Markets July 21, 2014 By David Snyder You can be sure critics are already getting ready to pounce on a preliminary draft of the financial services section...
Deal Analysis: Why Validus Is Buying Western World July 21, 2014 By Susanne Sclafane The combination of Validus Holdings and Western World Insurance Group fills in “missing pieces” for both organizations, Validus’ chairman said...
Independent Agents Drawn to Tablet Applications July 21, 2014 Many independent insurance agents say that tablet devices are going to be more important in the next couple of years...
Declarations July 21, 2014 Brewing Brewer “The ruling is especially disturbing given the current influx of illegal aliens, a crisis President Obama created and...