The federal government’s recent bail out of American International Group Inc. (AIG) via a $122 billion-plus loan to keep the...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said that the second-highest number of enforcement actions in agency history took place in fiscal...
Property Premiums Fall Sharply; P/C Insurers Post Q3 Losses; Some Sell Stock to Raise Cash for Surplus Woes Risk managers...
The 2008 Insurance Journal Agency E&O Survey, conducted Oct. 3 through Oct. 16, drew 1,042 respondents from 50 states; there...
Property Premiums Fall Sharply; P/C Insurers Post Q3 Losses; Some Sell Stock to Raise Cash for Surplus Woes More lawsuits...
I read Christopher J. Boggs’ commentary, “AIG Crisis Highlights the Need for Insurance Professionalism” (see page N40) and I would...
Stock Prices: The turbulent stock market is not sparing commercial property/casualty insurers. Through the first nine months of the year...
While independent agents have their favorite carriers for certain risks, on occasion they end up choosing a carrier other than...
The five-year period spanning from 2003-2007 served the homeowners insurance line favorably after the dismal 20-year period that preceded it,...
As economic stagnation and current rate pressure weakens performance and as supply starts to outstrip demand for acquisitions, agencies and...