On Sept. 16, 2008, the Wall Street Journal announced “U.S. to Take Over AIG in $85 Billion Bailout.” An insurance holding company, internationally known and geographically diversified on a global basis, owning some of the largest insurers in the world …
Vita Sackville (1892-1962) was a British novelist and poet. In 1928, she wrote, “Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming.” Eighty years later, her description of growth is more accurate than ever. With the insurance industry in a particularly …
Workers’ compensation direct premiums written (DPW) for calendar year 2007 exceeded $46 billion. This represented a slight decline from year-end 2006’s $47.2 billion. However, using 2003 as a reference point, DPW was $37.6 billion. The 2007 DPW represents an increase …
Regional and Specialty Carriers Are Critically Important Carriers in the Marketplace This year, 2008 marks the second year that Demotech, Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s Official Research Partner, has published our Company Classification System, including the list of Super Regional Property/Casulaty …
Regional and Specialty Carriers Are Critically Important Carriers in the Marketplace This year, 2008 marks the second year that Demotech, Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s Official Research Partner, has published our Company Classification System, including the list of Super Regional Property/Casulaty …
Regional and Specialty Carriers Are Critically Important Carriers in the Marketplace This year, 2008, marks the second year in a row that Demotech Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s official research partner, published our company classification system, including the list of Super …
President Calvin Coolidge noted that “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” That being the situation, the following 25 companies exerted a lot of effort and work during 2007. …
“Growth is not constant and smooth. … I ain’t what I ought to be. … I ain’t what I am going to be, but I am not what I was.” I am certain that Erik Erikson, Stella Chess and Jane …
Workers’ compensation direct premiums written for calendar year 2006 exceeded $47 billion. At year-end 2002, it was nearly $34 billion. This represents an increase of 40 percent. However, over the same period, the Top 25 carriers increased their direct premiums …
The late Speaker of the House of Representatives “Tip” O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” To paraphrase, all insurance is local. This is why a large number of state specialists thrive in the property and casualty insurance marketplace. As …
