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Kemper’s Personal Auto Insurance Growth Soars
Kemper Corp. is celebrating a boost in net income for the second quarter thanks to "significant growth" in its personal automobile division, a few weeks after closing its recent $1.3 billion ...
For CNA, International Insurance Was a Blemish on an Otherwise Solid Q2
For CNA Financial Corp., the 2018 second quarter produced mostly gains: Higher net premiums written in most of its divisions, increased investment returns and still-healthy combined ratios in all but ...
Reinsurance a Train Wreck; Brokers and Carriers Need to Bring Value Together, Berkley Says
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., the CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp., is not one to mince words about perceived missteps in the property/casualty insurance industry. A recent assessment of the P/C reinsurance ...
It’s Time to Face Reality, Berkley Says
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2018. When catastrophes occur, "we have this ability to back the cat losses out. But ironically, the industry doesn't seem to back the ...
Tokio Marine HCC Names Rivera as CEO; Williams Promoted to Role With Parent Company
Tokio Marine HCC appointed a new CEO, choosing as its leader some who only recently joined the insurance holding company in an executive role. Susan Rivera will become chief executive officer as of ...
For AXIS, Trend Continues of Post-Acquisition Positive Financial Results
AXIS Capital Holdings saw its 2018 second quarter behave very much like the first: healthy gains in net income and premiums written. These gains stem mostly from the Bermuda-based insurer and ...
Shared Workspace Leases Increasingly Raise Liability Issues
The amount of office leasing by "coworking" firms in Manhattan is nearing 10 percent of all new leases, a sign of growing demand for short-term contracts by companies seeking workspace but a warning ...
Extreme Weather, Record Temperatures Drag on in Europe and Asia
Extreme weather that's gripping northern Europe and parts of Asia may persist through early August, prolonging a deadly heatwave that's parched crops and sparked devastating forest fires. ...