The Lowdown: The Silent Battle Between Agencies and Companies April 23, 2019 By Chris Burand P&C insurance companies are scared. Not all are scared, of course. Some are big enough, some are smart enough, and...
Price Declines Slow on June U.S. Reinsurance Renewals: Guy Carpenter June 5, 2015 After two years of price decreases averaging 15 percent on U.S. property catastrophe placements, risk-adjusted pricing moderated at the most...
Best Reports Italy’s Non-Life Insurance Sector Faces Shifting Landscape October 11, 2012 The Italian non-life insurance market faces changes as the sector is subject to new legislation and industry consolidation, while the...
French Non-Life Sector Resilient, Despite Economic Difficulties: Best Reports October 11, 2012 A new report from A.M. Best notes that the “French insurance market has experienced significant volatility during the past few...
Best Affirms XL Group’s P&C Subs, XLIT Ratings; Outlook Stable October 5, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a”...
Low Interest Rates: an Ongoing Problem for the Re/insurance Industry September 12, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Swiss Re’s sigma report analyzing the effect on the insurance industry of the continuing low interest rates doesn’t paint a...
Swiss Re Reports $83 Million Q2 Net Income; $717 Million in P&C August 9, 2012 Swiss Re reported a net profit of $83 million for the second quarter of 2012, indicating that the figure was...
Swiss Re sigma Study Finds P&C Growth in Emerging Markets June 27, 2012 Swiss Re’s latest sigma study concludes that “global overall premiums declined 0.8 percent in real terms in 2011. While non-life...
Gomez to Head Lockton Mexico P&C, Surety Operations June 6, 2012 Lockton announced that Ana Luisa Gomez has joined the company as Managing Director and CEO of Lockton Mexico Agente de...
Best Affirms, Upgrades SCOR’s No. American Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable May 4, 2012 Following its rating actions on the parent company, France’s SCOR SE, A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR)...