P/C Industry News

Excess Capital: Too Much of a Good Thing?

As capital accumulates on insurers’ balance sheets, carriers are figuring out what to do with it if anything at all. The industry is flush with cash after a long hard market and lower corporate bond defaults. Although insurers are wary …

Excess Capital: Too Much of a Good Thing?

As capital accumulates on insurers’ balance sheets, carriers are figuring out what to do with it if anything at all. The industry is flush with cash after a long hard market and lower corporate bond defaults. Although insurers are wary …

NAMIC: Statutory Remedies to Curb Fraud Abuse Spreading Across U.S.

To combat insurance fraud that costs consumers an average of $200-300 per year, 40 states have established entities responsible for oversight of related investigations and prosecution efforts, according to an analysis by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). …

CPCU Society Looking at IMSA-Type Body

The property/casualty insurance industry’s leading educational society is weighing what role to play in helping the industry restore its image after months of charges about bid-rigging and contingent commissions. A presidential task force of the Society of Chartered Property/casualty Underwriters …

News Briefs

MICHIGAN Commissioner Appeals Credit Scoring Decision The state of Michigan has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed insurance companies to continue using customers’ credit scores to determine their home and automobile insurance rates. Attorneys for the state, …

Rodney Pierson

Twig Branch Seattle, Wash.-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Rodney A. Pierson has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Pierson’s long history in finance includes his recent executive role with Shurgard Storage Centers Inc., and …

How a Multi-line Approach Can Strengthen Your Business

Most everything I know about growing my book of business I learned from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. My lessons learned do not come from the beautiful and historic works of art, rather, my lessons learned are …

CPCU Society Looking at IMSA-Type Body

The property/casualty insurance industry’s leading educational society is weighing what role to play in helping the industry restore its image after months of charges about bid-rigging and contingent commissions. A presidential task force of the Society of Chartered Property/casualty Underwriters …

How a Multi-line Approach Can Strengthen Your Business

Most everything I know about growing my book of business I learned from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. My lessons learned do not come from the beautiful and historic works of art, rather, my lessons learned are …

CONNING: LOOK FOR P/C UNDERWRITING PROFIT AGAIN IN 2005

The property/casualty industry can look forward to another year of underwriting profits, assuming normal catastrophic losses of $13-$14 billion, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. However, the analysis by Conning Research suggests that 2006 may …