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Fitch Adopts Negative P/C Outlook

It’s not hell-in-a-handbasket yet, but the outlook for the property and casualty industry is far from good. On Thursday, Fitch,...

Aon Re Execs Buy Out Unit

Former executives at an Aon Re Inc. unit have broken ties with the reinsurance intermediary to start an independent firm....

Commentary on First Half 2000 Results

The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of 5.6 percent (on an annualized basis) during the first...

Best Drops Amwest Group Rating to ‘B’

Amwest Group’s parent is the publicly-traded insurance holding company, Calabasas, Calif.-based Amwest Insurance Group Inc., primarily an underwriter of surety...

Jefferson Merges With Interstate

Jefferson Insurance Group has merged with Interstate Insurance Group to create one of the top five domestic Excess & Surplus...

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