“Client, insure thyself!” Well it hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the hard market has caused insurance buyers to commence an unprecedented search for affordable risk management solutions. Pushed to the wall by carriers’ demands for stricter underwriting standards …
The International Insurance Society’s 39th Annual Seminar, held at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, last month, differs from other big insurance gatherings. It brings together CEO’s, top managers, academics and executives from the big four accounting firms, to discuss the …
The International Insurance Society’s 39th Annual Seminar, held in July at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel—differs from other big insurance gatherings. It brings together CEO’s, top managers, academics and executives from the big four accounting firms, to discuss the current …
Despite its relatively small size, rocky terrain and famously inclement weather, Scotland has given the world two extraordinary gifts—whisky and golf. Although, like most games, it’s played with a ball, golf isn’t the equivalent of a “combat situation.” You don’t …
When Governor James E. McGreevey signed The New Jersey Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act (S-63/A-2625), he launched another effort aimed at solving the state’s automobile insurance crisis. This time, however, unlike past efforts at “reform,” it may actually begin …
Martin D. Weiss, the head of the Florida-based rating service that bears his name, couldn’t have chosen a better way to ramp up the debate over medical malpractice lawsuits, and the increased costs of insurance coverage, than to challenge the …
When Governor James E. McGreevey signed The New Jersey Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act (S-63/A-2625), he launched another effort aimed at solving the state’s automobile insurance crisis. This time, however, unlike past efforts at “reform,” it may actually begin …
Martin D. Weiss, the head of the Florida-based rating service that bears his name, couldn’t have chosen a better way to ramp up the debate over medical malpractice lawsuits, and the increased costs of insurance coverage, than to challenge the …
Is the glass half-full, or half-empty? The classic example of identical facts dictating opposite conclusions, depending on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, defines the current picture in the reinsurance industry, even if it is admittedly a bit more …
Is the glass half-full, or half-empty? The classic example of identical facts dictating opposite conclusions, depending on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, defines the current picture in the reinsurance industry, even if it is admittedly a bit more …
