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Aon Benfield Publishes Report on Lloyd’s

Aon Benfield’s Analytics’ Market Analysis team has launched its latest Lloyd’s Update report, covering the market’s financial performance in 2010 and business position in 2011. Key findings contained in the report were summarized as follows: • Lloyd’s reported a 43 …

Ironshore Increases Iron-Starr Financial Lines Capacity to $25 Million

Ironshore Inc. has increased capacity to $25 million for the financial lines division of Iron-Starr Excess Agency, Ltd. The limit increase is written on a gross limit basis and is the result of securing additional insurance collaboration within this specialty …

Overcapacity in P/C Insurance Keeping Commercial Prices Down

Most commercial lines insurance prices continued their downward trend in the first quarter, as underwriters’ efforts to hold the line on premiums buckled under the pressure of a highly overcapitalized market. Three of the four lines of business tracked by …