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Upgrades and Negative Outlooks: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
As the days counted down to the Rendez-Vous de Septembre, Fitch Ratings announced a string of favorable rating actions on several global reinsurers in late August. Fitch's Aug. 20 statement about its ...
Demotech U.S. Company Classification System
Demotech's philosophy is to review and evaluate insurers based on their focus and execution of their business model rather than on financial size. This philosophy was the catalyst for the development ...
Regional, Specialty Insurer Analysis: Broader Focus Enhances Profitability
Insurers focusing their business on a single state or coverage line experienced decent levels of premium growth in recent years, but they also recorded higher combined ratios than diversified ...
Want to Reduce Litigation Expenses? Win in Court
No one enjoys paying litigation defense costs. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. As a carrier grows, it becomes an increasingly deep-pocketed target for plaintiff attorneys. There are ...
Is FIO About to Step Into Data Collection?
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has taken a step toward fulfilling one of its obligations under the Dodd-Frank Act—a step that may ultimately have significant implications for auto insurers. ...
Kemper Strategy: An Alternative Approach to Private Equity Investing
Co-investing has become one of the most discussed issues between private equity funds, also known as general partners (GPs), and their investors, commonly referred to as limited partners (LPs). For ...
Cincinnati Financial at a Glance
Recent financial results for Cincinnati Financial are summarized on the charts below:
Cincinnati Financial: A Matter of Trust
There was a time when the words "financial services" and "trustworthy" seemed incompatible to many people. But according to Forbes magazine, Cincinnati Financial Corp. tops the list of America's most ...