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How Competitive Is E&S Property? Exec Views Vary
E&S property insurance market conditions were a recurring talking point on two recent earnings conference calls, but the leaders of specialty insurers offering commentary were not perfectly in ...
E&S Property In Focus: Competition Up, Price Momentum Waning
During separate earnings conference calls this week, executives of two property/casualty specialty writers—W.R. Berkley Corp. and RLI Corp.—signaled a changing E&S property insurance market. ...
COO Tip: Ditch the Weekly Status Meeting; Let’s Get It Done
These days, operations executives in the insurance industry can easily get consumed with all things tech—and with the quest to introduce operating efficiencies by ...
How 1,000 Owners Keep RLI’s Underwriting Profit Record Going
The underwriting expense ratio at RLI Corp. settles in at about 40 percent year in and year out, yet RLI's overall combined ratio is regularly among the best in the ...
Another Soft Market Is Inevitable
In recent weeks, executives of brokers and carriers have been delivering mixed messages about conditions in the commercial insurance market. "The long curve, the larger trend, is bending in a ...