Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report, noting the 2008 outlook for the North American property/casualty insurance, life, health, and reinsurance sectors are stable due to several years of strong earnings, improved levels of capital adequacy, ample liquidity, …
Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of “Global Warming & the Insurance Industry” to their offering. The study concentrates on the possible effects of the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans in recent …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced a number of rating actions, covering five mortgage guarantee insurers: Radian Group, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance PMI Group, Triad Guaranty and Old Republic. The sector has been severely affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, which …
A man whose wife was shot to death — a killing that attracted national attention because the couple lived near Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton — is trying to collect nearly half a million dollars on her life insurance, court …
Drivers with good driving records, good grades, hybrid vehicles, property policies and pets are among those who could benefit under auto insurance rating plans filed for use in 2008 in Massachusetts. Indeeed, most drivers should see savings next year. According …
The auto insurance market in Massachusetts gets a glimpse of greater competition today when carriers disclose their proposed rates, but the big unknown is whether motorists honk for joy or hit the guardrail. The Patrick administration hopes the result is …
The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association released an actuarial analysis that it says shows that, for several years Connecticut Medical Insurance Co. has been overcharging doctors millions of dollars. They argue that this has caused doctors’ overhead to soar and contributed …
The legal landscape may generally be changing for the better — but not necessarily for insurers, according to a recent survey by Fulbright & Jaworski. In its survey based on interviews with in-house counsel at 250 major U.S. corporations including …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published “How Middle East Non-Life Insurers Are Developing From A Rating Perspective: A Comparison With The U.K..” S&P initially stated: “Middle East non-life insurers are generally rated lower than their U.K. counterparts, and in …
According to a report from Fitch Ratings – “Central America Insurance Sector-” there are “positive trends in premiums and operating expenses,” in the region, which have increased profitability, and have led to “healthy growth in premiums in Central America led …
