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Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event?
Mercury General Corporation said it expects losses from wildfires burning in California since Jan. 7 to exceed its $150 million reinsurance retention, without providing a specific dollar estimate of ...
Significant But ‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses Expected From LA Fires: S&P
Insurers are facing significant losses from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires—given the high value of homes and businesses in the affected communities. However, those losses are likely to be ...
Having It Both Ways
Over the past four decades, Robert "Bob" Hartwig has championed the critical role the insurance industry plays in the nation's economy. So, when the former Chief Economist and President of the ...
New Florida Immigration Law Could Worsen Property Insurance Costs
If Florida insureds and insurers haven't been pummeled enough by rising costs in recent years, they could soon see another factor that could hit them in the pocketbook. Florida's tough new ...
Why Chubb’s Bid for The Hartford Is a Personal Lines ‘Chess’ Move
While Chubb's $23.2 billion opening bid for The Hartford appears to be mostly a commercial lines play to many, one experienced industry observer has a different take on it. Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg ...
P/C Insurer Net Income Over $55B for 2014: ISO/PCI Report
Net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers totaled $55.5 billion after taxes last year, coming as little surprise to experts who had forecast a $50-billion-plus result early this year. In early ...