Most agents and brokers who are trying to grow a book of ocean marine business have familiarized themselves with the open cargo policy, which meets the cargo insurance needs of organizations that are engaged in international trade. When an organization …
The Peak Performance Insurance Ski Conference, Jan. 22-25, in Copper Mountain, Colo., delivered more than the slopes. The conference, hosted by Insurance Journal, Fries & Fries Consulting, programbusiness.com, and National Marketing Services, addressed the evolving marketplace, the alternative marketplace, including …
S&P announced that its “A+” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on members of the Gulf Insurance Group—Gulf Insurance Co., Atlantic Insurance Co., Gulf Underwriters Insurance Co., Gulf Group Lloyds, and Select Insurance Co.—are remaining on CreditWatch with negative implications. …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said its “A-” counterparty credit rating on Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and its “AA-” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on members of the Travelers Property Intercompany Pool and Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its counterparty credit rating on PMA Capital Corp. to “CC” from “B” and removed it from CreditWatch, where it had been placed on Nov. 4, 2003. The outlook on PMACA is developing. S&P also …
F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American short-story writer and novelist who chronicled the Jazz Age of the 1920s, once observed that the rich are different. But in the 21st Century global economy, just how are affluent consumers different than other consumers? …
This is the heart of the presidential primary season. The media is full of pundits discussing what the leading candidates did right and what the dropouts did wrong. If you pay close enough attention, there are some valuable lessons to …
Isn’t it time to break the old rules and create new ones? According to Scientific Mind Magazine, “the human mind excels at creating fears and preserving them. We have more fears than we need.” So, Tabula Rasa, which is Latin …
The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a hearing March 10, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to consider Docket No. 2590, concerning two nominations for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). James E. Wade …
The Central Texas Chapter of CPCU and the Austin Association of Insurance Professionals announced that the Central Texas 2004 All Insurance Industry Day and Education Recognition Luncheon will be held March 3, 2004 in Austin. The keynote speaker at the …
