Commercial Lines
Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Underwriting Returns to Profit, Driving Successful Q2
This year's looking brighter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance businesses after 2017's hurricanes led to the first annual underwriting loss in more than a decade. Auto insurer Geico and the ...
To AIG CEO Duperreault, the Path to Profitability Is ‘Not a Straight Line’
After a disappointing second quarter, AIG CEO Brian Duperreault restated his pledge that the struggling insurer would reach an underwriting profit after 2018. He also cautioned that the road to ...
Listening to the Market: Insurance Products That Fit Today’s Customer Needs and Demands
Presented by Majesco
The case for innovative insurance products How many cell phones have you owned? Computers? Cars? Appliances? Televisions? Do you still...
Allianz Beats Profit Estimates, Thanks to PIMCO Momentum
Even after outflows hit Pimco in the last quarter, Allianz SE's giant bond fund unit is on a roll. In an industry plagued by ever-shrinking margins, Pacific Investment Management Co. and its smaller ...
Swiss Re Net Profit Lands Below Forecasts; Reinsurer Mulls IPO for UK Closed Book Biz
Swiss Re is exploring a 2019 listing in Britain of its UK closed book business ReAssure, it said on Friday as a 17 percent fall in first half net profit hit its shares. The reinsurer said that it was ...
Price Increases, Investment Income, Organic Growth Propel The Hanover’s Q2
Price increases, a jump in net investment income and organic business growth helped give The Hanover Insurance Group a strong second quarter. The Hanover booked $99.3 million in net income during Q2 ...
The Latest Launches From AIR Worldwide and Willis Towers Watson
Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide is marketing new software designed to estimate potential losses of reinsurance contracts and portfolios, industry loss warranties and insurance-linked securities. ...
McElroy Chosen to Lead AIG’s Lexington Insurance Co., Replacing Stratts
American International Group said it plans to hire a veteran Arch Capital Group executive to lead its Lexington Insurance Company unit. David McElroy will become Lexington Insurance Co.'s new chief ...
Wells Fargo Will Fork Over $2.09B to Resolve Longstanding U.S. Mortgage Probe
Ten years after faulty mortgages upended the global financial system, Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $2.09 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its creation and sale of loans that contributed to ...