August 9, 2004
Like the wheels of Lance Armstrong’s bike—a blur of perpetual motion as he powered up mountain after mountain in the Tour de France—the non-stop cycle of the property/casualty insurance market continues on its seemingly endless rotation between hard and soft …
July 16, 2004
Speaking at the12th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Symposium presented by the Insurance Council of Texas and the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT), Ernst Csiszar, president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and South Carolina’s …
June 21, 2004
The president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, Ernst Csiszar, will be the lead-off speaker at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 12th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Mid Year …
April 5, 2004
Give the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) credit, it has been a good listener when it comes to questions and concerns on the role of credit scoring. During a rule development workshop last month in Tallahassee, the OIR listened …
March 22, 2004
Insurance scoring is a proven, accurate, objective and consistent risk assessment tool that provides significant benefits to Florida consumers, the Florida insurance industry testified Monday at a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) rule development workshop. “As in other states, …
February 25, 2004
Independent agents and brokers, insurance carriers, technology solution providers, and industry opinion leaders will focus on winning technology strategies to solve real business problems and improve workflows at the 2004 annual IVANS conference. The conference, “E-commerce Xchange: Winning Strategies,” will …
February 18, 2004
Dr. Robert Hartwig, senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute, will be the featured presenter at a Southwestern Insurance Information Service Continuing Education Seminar, March 17, 2004, at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas. …
December 15, 2003
While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s under reserved; burgeoning liability claims (asbestos, D&O, E&O, med-mal, …
December 15, 2003
While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s under reserved; burgeoning liability claims (asbestos, D&O, E&O, med-mal, …
June 27, 2003
Insurance industry officials from around the country will meet July 17 in Austin to discuss insurance reform legislation passed during the 78th session of the Texas Legislature. According to the Insurance Council of Texas, three hundred industry representatives plan to …