Strategy
P/C: It’s Not Personal Anymore
The year 2018 promises to be full of exciting opportunities for the insurance industry. Or maybe it's going to be a year of profound threats. The way you will experience the coming months depends a ...
Aon Completes $475M Agreement to Acquire The Townsend Group
Insurance brokerage and consultant Aon has completed its $475 million acquisition of The Townsend Group, a global investment management and advisory services firm focused on real estate and real ...
Widespread Reinsurance Price Hikes Unlikely Even After Record 2017 Catastrophe Losses: Willis Re
The estimated $136 billion in catastrophe loss estimates for 2017 is one for the record books. But resulting, widespread reinsurance price hikes in 2018 aren't likely, Willis Re said in a new report. ...
Utica National Joins Billion-Dollar Direct Written Premium Club for First Time
Utica National Insurance Group has announced that it has become a billion-dollar company for the first time in its nearly 104-year history. The company surpassed $1 billion in direct written premiums ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2017
Carrier Management's top 10 2017 news stories involved some interesting industry developments. AmTrust had some accounting issues, since resolved, that drew significant reader interest. Former AIG ...
A Look Back at Carrier Management’s Top Features of 2017
For Carrier Management's most popular features of 2017, one thing is clear: Our readers, confronted with major technological changes in the property/casualty industry, are trying to figure out what ...
Carrier Growth Strategies Diverge: Disruption Impossible for Some, Embraced by Others
We hold these truths to be self-evident: A shrinking insurance company will sooner or later run afoul of regulators, rating agencies, distributors and customers. It is virtually impossible to ...
The Institutes Completes Blockchain Proof-of-Auto-Insurance Product; Nationwide to Test
The Institutes' work with insurers in the blockchain space has led to a debut product – a tool designed to establish proof of auto insurance. Nationwide is the first carrier to bring it to ...