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Declarations

Stellar statistic “This is the most remarkable statistic of all. The combined ratio we estimate to be about 94 for the year. That would be the best result since 1955.” — Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the …

A look behind the very good property/casualty results for 2006

The numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at III’s Joint Property Casualty Insurance Conference …

A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006

News Currents The numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at I.I.I.’s Joint Property …

A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006

News Currents The numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at I.I.I.’s Joint Property …

Declarations

Stellar statistic “This is the most remarkable statistic of all. The combined ratio we estimate to be about 94 for the year. That would be the best result since 1955.” — Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the …

A look behind the very good property/casualty results for 2006

News Currents The numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at III’s Joint Property Casualty …

Biggest U.S. property cat losses in 2006 were away from coasts

Property casualty insurers increasingly steered clear of the water out of fear of catastrophe losses during the past year. But while they were keeping a wary eye on the coasts in 2006, and escaped relatively unscathed in those areas thanks …

Pricing discipline key to P/C insurers’ repeat performance in 2007

>Insurers delivered strong results for 2006; now the question becomes can they remain disciplined? Property casualty insurance industry earnings may have peaked in 2006 but that doesn’t mean 2007 will see a reversion to reckless price cutting and relaxed underwriting, …

News Currents

Biggest U.S. property cat losses in 2006 were away from coasts Property casualty insurers increasingly steered clear of the water out of fear of catastrophe losses during the past year. But while they were keeping a wary eye on the …

Pricing discipline key to P/C insurers’ repeat performance in 2007

News Currents Property casualty insurance industry earnings may have peaked in 2006 but that doesn’t mean 2007 will see a reversion to reckless price cutting and relaxed underwriting, according to experts observing the industry. Instead, insurers should be able to …