P/C Industry News

Institute President Reacts to Full Year 2002 Results

The property/casualty industry reported a statutory rate of return of 1.0 percent in 2002, up from the worst-ever negative 2.4 percent recorded in 2001. The results were released by the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) and the National Association of …

P/C Industry’s Surplus Falls Despite Improvement in Net Income After Taxes

The property/casualty insurance industry’s statutory surplus dropped $4.4 billion to $285.2 billion at year-end 2002 from $289.6 billion at year-end 2001. Surplus declined despite improvement in the industry’s net income after taxes to positive $2.9 billion last year from negative …

Taking a look at 2002 Results

The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of 1.0 percent in 2002, up from the worst-ever negative 2.4 percent recorded in 2001. The results were released by the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) and the National Association …

NAII Notes Positive Modifications in VA 2003 Insurance Legislation

“Virginia’s 2003 legislative session ended with the softening of many bills that could have made it much more difficult for insurance companies to conduct business in the state,” said an announcement from the National Association of Independent Insurers. The bills …

Insurance Bureau of Canada Says Industry Reached a “New Low” in 2002

Borrowing a phrase from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth the Insurance Bureau of Canada labeled the year 2002 an “Anni horribiles” as it reported that the financial results for the country’s P/C insurers “plunged to a new low.” The IBC is the …

EPLI Market on the Run

It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more …

Bolton & Company Grew with the Times

In a new series in Insurance Journal, we’ll profile agencies that have made a name for themselves in the industry with a special niche. In our first interview, we talk with California’s Bolton & Company. Run by brothers Jim and …

EPLI-Higher Prices, More Claims, Tighter Underwriting

It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more …

P/C Seminars for Product Management, Pricing/Rate Making to be Held

Dorman Consulting Associates’ product related seminars for the P/C industry have each been scheduled in Chicago, San Francisco and Boston this spring. More than 4,300 employees from over 540 P/C companies have already attended the company’s two seminars. Both seminars …

P/C Pricing Growth Fastest Since 1986, New York Analysts Told

The property and casualty industry is well into a rebound from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with premiums increasing aggressively for more than a year, a trend that will certainly continue throughout 2003 and into 2004, according to …