P/C Insurance Analysts’ Expectations Climbing: Accenture December 18, 2012 By Susanne Sclafane Although returns-on-equity for the property/casualty insurance industry are lagging in the mid-to-upper single-digit range, equity analysts expect companies they recommend...
Best’s Report on Bermuda Re/Insurers Sees over 10% ROE for 2012 December 4, 2012 There are still several weeks until the end of the year, but forecasts are unlikely to change very much as...
Barclays Bank Shows Retail Intent with Takeover of ING Direct October 10, 2012 By Anjuli Davies and Steve Slater Barclays’ new chief executive set the course firmly towards retail banking on Tuesday with his first deal since replacing Bob...
‘We’re an Attractive Place to do Business:’ Lloyds CEO Richard Ward September 26, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Following Lloyd’s release of its composite results for the first six months of 2012 – a £1.53 billion [$2.4 billion]...
Home Insurance Rates Do Not Reflect Cost of Risk: Aon Benfield October 24, 2011 U.S. insurers’ prospective after-tax return on equity for homeowners’ insurance is 4.8 percent on average, a decrease from the 6.9...