Commercial Lines
Rate Hikes Barely Keeping Up With Loss Costs: ACE CEO
After reporting a third-quarter combined ratio nearly 14 points below breakeven, and just about equal to the figure reported in last year's third quarter, the leader of ACE Limited predicted that ...
Hurricane Gonzalo Insured Loss Estimates Coming In
No question about it: Hurricane Gonzalo did some big-time damage when it hit Bermuda on Oct. 17. Two catastrophe-modeling firms are already estimating that insured losses will be substantial. EQECAT ...
Workers Comp Writers Using More Mobile Device Apps and Other Tech Advances
Workers compensation insurers are increasingly turning to mobile device applications and other technology innovations in their bid to remain a force in the industry and serve their clients, Novarica ...
P/C Insurers’ Reserve Redundancy to Continue: Moody’s
U.S. property/casualty insurers' reserves will remain moderately redundant through the end of the year, Moody's Investors Service has reported. "We expect moderately redundant reserves based on ...
ACE CEO Said Ebola Risk Underwriting Approach is ‘Common Sense’
ACE Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg blasted news reports about his company's stance on Ebola risks as "sensationalized." In response to an analyst's question on the issue during an earnings ...
The Cost to Insure Airplanes Against Attack Will Grow Considerably
Insurers worldwide are going to have to pay up to a record $800 million to cover the damage done by attacks on airplanes this year, driving prices up and drawing rivals into the market. The hefty ...
Travelers CEO Fishman: Q3 Results ‘Just Terrific’
At the start of The Travelers Cos. 2014 third quarter investor call, Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman virtually gushed about the numbers he and his team were about to discuss. "As I am sure you read, the ...
FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...