Brokers vs. Carriers on a Classic Soft Market Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance brokers and P/C insurance carriers called each other out in June for engaging in activities they said were “classic signs of a soft market.” During a …
Executives of retail and wholesale property/casualty brokers, who have heard predictions about disintermediation for years, are not worried about the latest wrinkle in the stories of their demise—the rise of insurtech disrupters with digital platforms. Steven DeCarlo, chief executive officer …
Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance carriers and insurance brokers called each other out last week for engaging in activities they said are “classic signs of a soft market.” During a session of the S&P Global Ratings Insurance 2017 conference …
Even though Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO chalked up an underwriting loss in the fourth-quarter 2016, with full-year profit coming in basically even with 2015, the company is poised to take advantage of competitor fears, according to the company’s earnings release and …
“Looking for a professional agent in the Chicago area who is in good financial shape, wants a long-term relationship, and is seriously into habitational risks. Must be Cubs fan.” Welcome to match.com for the property/casualty insurance industry. The insurance data …
Three days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump last week, a panel of experts on insurance regulation predicted that state and federal regulators of the financial services sector would refocus their efforts in the year ahead. Changes at the …
Although the Financial Stability Oversight Council created by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform Act could serve an incredibly useful purpose, FSOC’s activities so far have been misguided, an insurance regulator said last week. Ted Nickel, president of the National Association …
Although small commercial insurance—outside of auto—is a top-line accelerator at The Hartford, auto insurance severity continues hitting the bottom line, say executives who expect a pretax $50 million prior-year reserve charge to impact fourth-quarter profits. During Goldman Sachs Financial Services …
W. R. Berkley Corp. announced the formation of Berkley Cyber Risk Solutions. The new organization will offer specialty commercial insurance coverages on a worldwide basis to clients of all sizes on behalf of W. R. Berkley Insurance Group member insurance …
Berkshire Hathaway reported a 10.5 percent drop in operating profit for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the third quarter, with underwriting income falling 34 percent. While General Re reported an increase in pretax underwriting income of more than $100 …
