‘Big One’ Looms in Minds of Experts Before California ShakeOut October 18, 2012 By Don Jergler A day before more than 9 million people in California took part in a massive nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday,...
P/C Industry Should Not Expect Traditional Hard Market Soon: Hartwig June 26, 2012 Although insurance rates have been drifting upward in recent months, the property/casualty industry is unlikely to see a return to...
Insurer Group NAMIC Honors Hartwig September 21, 2011 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., president/CEO of the Insurance Information Institute, New...
Insurance Expert to Testify at Hearing on Oil Spill Liability Today June 9, 2010 Dr. Robert Hartwig, an economist and president of the Insurance Information Institute, will testify today at a hearing before the...
Insurers’ Gulf Coast Oil Spill Losses Estimated at $1.4B May 5, 2010 Companies with exposure to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are insured for...
Bank Style Regulations Would Raise Insurance Costs, Analyst Says April 21, 2010 Bank style regulation on property/casualty insurers would lead to significant policy error, says a leading insurance industry econmist. “Bank style...
Declarations January 24, 2010 Little Property Coverage “Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and poor countries tend to purchase very little...
Tragedy in Haiti; XL Moves to Ireland; NYC Exchange Doesn’t Worry London; WEF Prepares for Davos January 24, 2010 By Charles E. Boyle The tragedy in Haiti is a reminder of how fragile life can be in developing countries.Despite the massive loss of...
Private Insurance Market in Haiti Small January 14, 2010 Haiti’s private insurance market is very small but its government did provide a level of insurance coverage to its citizens...
P/C Industry Must Strengthen Underwriting to Counter Weak Investments January 12, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson The most recent reports of property/casualty insurers indicate a return to profits, thanks in large measure to a quiet hurricane...