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2012 Saw Record-Breaking $17.3 Billion in Crop Losses; Top 10 States Ranked
The Federal Crop Insurance Program paid out a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses last year, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Damage caused by drought, ...
Future Profit Projections: Moody’s Analysis of Commercial Combined Ratios
Given the current level of commercial insurance price increases, which are outpacing loss ratio trends, analysts at Moody's Investors Service forecast that underwriting margins will also continue to ...
Commercial Insurance Rate Hikes Continuing; WC Profit Ahead in ’14: Moody’s
Moody's expects property/casualty commercial insurance rate hikes to continue for the balance of the year, making 2013 the third straight full year of rising rates for commercial lines carriers, ...
G20 Leaders Seen Endorsing Shadow Banking Rules
World leaders are expected to take a softly-softly approach to regulating the so-called shadow banking sector when they meet in Russia next month to avoid damaging the flow of finance to the global ...
Islamic Finance Body Develops First Cross Border Market with $490 Million Sukuk
A consortium of central banks from Asia, the Middle East and Africa has taken a first step towards developing a cross-border market in Islamic financial instruments by issuing a $490 million sukuk. ...
People’s Insurance of China Profit Rises 53%
People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Ltd., parent of the nation's biggest non-life insurer, said profit rose 53 percent in the first half as investment and premiums income expanded. Net income ...
Top 10 Non-Life Reinsurers: A.M. Best Ranking
There is only one new name on the latest ranking of the top 10 global non-life reinsurers, with China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. replacing Transatlantic Reinsurance Co. on a list extracted from an ...
Old Mutual to Expand Products in Kenya As Sales Expected to Surge
Old Mutual Plc, the U.K.'s third- largest insurer by market value, expects to sell more life- insurance products and begin offering general coverage in Kenya, where premium income is expected to ...