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Berkshire Hathaway Enters Post-Buffett Era as Share Prices Fall
Berkshire Hathaway's post-Buffett era began quietly on Friday, as shares slipped slightly after the "Oracle of Omaha" handed Greg Abel the top job following six decades at the helm. The world's most ...
California Workers Comp Combined Ratio for 2024 Highest in 20-Plus Years
After three consecutive accident years with relatively stable loss ratios, the projected loss and allocated loss adjustment expense ratio for California's workers compensation market for accident ...
Slideshow: Carrier Management’s 2025 Top Editor’s Picks (Unlocked)
Happy New Year! We are unlocking 10 feature articles that we were proud to publish in 2025—my Editor's Picks for 2025. (Free access links to our reader picks—the 10 most-read feature articles of ...
Howden US Tells Judge Brown & Brown Employees Fled Due to ‘Mistreatment’
In a Christmas court filing, Howden US filed its response to a request by rival Brown & Brown for a temporary restraining order, saying the recent exodus of Brown & Brown employees to Howden ...
Carrier Management’s 2025 Top Insurance News Articles (Reader’s Picks)
In a year when hurricane losses didn't make headlines, and improved personal auto results drove massive improvements in underwriting profit across the property/casualty insurance industry, news about ...
Market Softening Accelerates During 1/1/2026 Re Renewals
Expanded reinsurance capacity resulted in accelerated softening of pricing across many lines during the Jan. 1, 2026 renewals, according to Guy Carpenter, which also indicated a double-digit drop in ...
Concert Group Announces Ownership, Board Changes
Late last week, Concert Group Holdings, Inc. ("Concert"), announced that its shareholders have entered into an agreement for founding shareholder Freedom Underwriters LLC ("Freedom") to purchase all ...
U.S. P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Revealed
Earlier this month, AM Best provided its initial tally of year-to-date financial results for U.S. property/casualty insurers, reporting a $34.9 billion net underwriting gain through the first nine ...