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Bring on the Competitors, Reinsurance Brokers Say
If you ask Frank Harrison, chief executive officer of New York-based reinsurance intermediary Holborn Corp., whether he worries about competitors coming up behind his firm, you'll hear an unusual ...
‘Neutral-to-Challenging’ Market Ahead: Endurance CEO Charman
Even though Endurance Specialty Holdings will operate in a "neutral-to-challenging" insurance market over the next few years, the refocused organization will be able to compete on "relevance" rather ...
Material Asbestos Losses to Continue Unabated: AM Best
Industry losses from asbestos and environmental claims grew 12 percent in 2012, after a 31 percent decline in 2011, A.M. Best reported Monday. Although a special report by the Oldwick, N.J.-based ...
AIG Earnings Call Highlights: Broker Quality Scrutinized; Still Committed to ‘Aspirational Goals’
Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren't diligent about the accounts they're presenting to American International Group risk being discovered through one of the features of the carrier's ...
Heard at PCI: Re Brokers See Changes Beyond Rate Drops at Jan. 1
Insurance carriers are not sitting around looking forward to lower-priced reinsurance contracts on their Jan. 1, 2014 renewals. For some, the renewal negotiations are done. Others are locking in ...
S&P Ups XL Rating to A+; 3Q Earnings Fall on Large Losses
Standard & Poor's boosted the financial ratings of the operating subsidiaries of XL Group to A+ on Tuesday, providing external affirmation of positive progress made over the last five years. ...
Reinsurers Target Regional Carriers as Alternative Capital Lures National Accounts
Regional and super-regional carriers may start getting more attention from reinsurers in advance of Jan. 1, 2014 renewals, a broker representative predicted recently. During the PCI Annual Meeting in ...
Top-Ranked Carriers Build Agent Satisfaction Into Culture: Consultant
Property/casualty insurance carriers that make their agents happiest—landing themselves repeatedly on top-10 rankings in agent surveys—are those that build the goal of doing so into their ...