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Focus On Brazil: Strong Economy, Looming Infrastructure Projects Present P/C Insurance Opportunities
With Europe in recession and North America growing at an anemic pace, insurers are seeking new markets. Not surprisingly, many are casting an eye towards Brazil. A host of factors make Brazil ...Model Revolution Ahead In Commercial Lines Including D&O, Say Carrier Directors, Execs
Predictive modeling is rapidly changing the market landscape for the small commercial package risks, and even making a difference for underwriters of large professional liability accounts, carrier ...Is Homeowners Insurance An ‘Epically Disastrous’ Business?
At a conference where industry experts bemoaned the low level of overall returns for the property/casualty industry across all lines, they reported even bleaker numbers for homeowners insurers, ...Move Over Saudi Arabia; U.S. To Lead In Oil Production, Hartwig Says
Commercial insurers scoping out industries and regions with the most economic growth potential should look to the energy sector and the Dakotas to boost their top lines, an insurance industry ...Wind Deductibles & Sandy: What It Means for Total Insured Losses
On October 29, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the northeast coast—a year to the day since the last northeastern superstorm and fourteen months since Hurricane Irene — the wind ...