Personal Lines
Zurich’s Declining Earnings Leads to Desk Sharing, Shrinking Office Space
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, is shrinking office space at a key unit and will ask staff to share desks to help reverse a drop in earnings. The steps are needed to help ...
As P/C Companies Turn to Predictive Analytics, Some Underwriters are Wary
If you're wondering how important predictive analytics is becoming to property/casualty insurance companies, consider this: 56 percent of industry respondents in a new survey said they plan to start ...
Florida Last-Resort Insurer Readying For Storms, Just in Case
Florida hasn't been hit by a hurricane since 2005, the longest stretch in more than a century. Its state-run property insurer isn't taking any chances. Even though forecasters predict this year will ...
The Hartford’s Continued Upswing Wins a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Upgrade
Hartford Financial Services Group's continued rebound has led Standard & Poor's to raise its financial strength credit rating for the insurance giant. Specifically, Standard & Poor's said it ...
It’s an Insurance Buyer’s Market For Now: Willis
Due in part to reduced catastrophe losses and the increased supply of capital, property/casualty insurance buyers can expect to face friendly market conditions on most lines of business for the ...
GM Car Owners Still Pursuing $7.5B in Ignition Switch Liability Case
General Motors Co. car owners will still seek $7.5 billion for the diminished value of recalled vehicles, despite a ruling that largely freed the automaker from liability for wrongdoing before its ...
AIG is Getting a New Non-Executive Chairman
American International Group is getting a new non-executive chairman of the board. Douglas Steenland will succeed Robert S. "Steve" Miller as non-executive chairman of AIG's board of directors as of ...
Guy Carpenter Launches Next-Gen Canada Flood Model
Guy Carpenter launched its G-CAT Canada Flood Model, which it describes as the first ever probabilistic model for Canada that enables insurers to assess their exposure to flood, Canada's most ...