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Risk Managers Report Price Softening; Insurers Battle Surplus Decline

Property Premiums Fall Sharply; P/C Insurers Post Q3 Losses; Some Sell Stock to Raise Cash for Surplus Woes Risk managers report that commercial policy renewal prices are continuing to drop even as insurers are battling a decline in statutory surplus. …

Loews to Inject $1.25 Billion Into CNA Insurance; CEO to Step Down Early

The nation’s seventh largest commercial lines insurer, CNA Financial Corp., reported a $331 million net loss for the third quarter chiefly due to catastrophe claims and investment losses and said it will receive $1.25 billion from its parent, Loews Corp., …

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Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer. As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH’s retail operations. In the expanded role, he will be responsible for sales and …

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Thomas F. Motamed has stepped down as vice chairman and chief operating officer for The Chubb Corp. to become chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp., a position he will assume as of June 8, 2009. Motamed worked …

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Thomas F. Motamed has stepped down as vice chairman and chief operating officer for The Chubb Corp. to become chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp., a position he will assume as of June 8, 2009. Motamed worked …

People Dallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers promoted Su Young to vice president in Colemont’s Texas office. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as part of the Texas financial services team and is located in Houston. She specializes in D&O, employment practices, fiduciary, …

Chubb Executive Motamed to Become CEO for CNA in 2009

The Chubb Corp. reports that Thomas F. Motamed, vice chairman and chief operating officer, will retire from Chubb effective on June 6, 2008. Motamed has accepted the position of chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp. and will …

Maintaining Profitability in a Changing Market

What will it take to get ahead in 2008? Managing insurance cycles to maintain profitability is a tricky proposition. Higher premiums produced by hard markets provide more income, but it may be difficult to find coverage for troublesome risks. Plus, …

Agents Have Options to Profit as Cycles Turn

Trust, efficiency, quality, knowledge are among the values independent agents bring to the insurance transaction Managing insurance cycles to maintain profitability is a tricky proposition. Higher premiums produced by hard markets provide more income, but it may be difficult to …

Maintaining Profitability in a Changing Market

What will it take to get ahead in 2008? Managing insurance cycles to maintain profitability is a tricky proposition. Higher premiums produced by hard markets provide more income, but it may be difficult to find coverage for troublesome risks. Plus, …