FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in complex global business environment The insurance industry’s “traditional model” has become...
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Stock Prices: Commercial lines insurers’ stocks have been relatively flat in 2007. Chubb Corp. (NYSE:CB) posted the largest gain at...
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses $6.5 billion for 2007 property losses from 23 catastrophes —...
As insurance companies face larger, more frequent catastrophe losses, they are increasingly playing hardball with their insureds. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes,...
Every inexperienced agent and seasoned producer is hired with some general production goals in mind. In the first few weeks...
Fair market value can be defined as the price that a willing buyer and a willing seller agree on for...
A little data can go a long way to improve risk selection in catastrophe prone areas For companies writing homeowners...
As the financial and housing markets continue to work their way through the fallout of the mortgage lending meltdown, the...
The biggest casualty of the crisis surrounding bond insurers may well be the insurers themselves. Issuers and bond buyers alike...
Stock Prices: Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC) continued to outperform the sector, up a remarkable 43.1 percent year-to-date. The company reported third...