Underwriting & Pricing
Art, Science and The Future of Commercial Underwriting
A dash of qualitative judgment is still in the recipe for commercial insurance underwriting excellence, but "technical pricing" can start conversations to bring carriers and brokers in sync, analysts ...
General Insurance Blues: AIG Ended 2018 With Another Money-Losing Quarter
American International Group's road to profitability continues to be both slow and challenging. High catastrophe losses in the fourth quarter presented yet another obstacle. The property/casualty ...
Suit Alleges Maiden Holdings Failed to Address and Disclose AmTrust Portfolio Risks
Maiden Holdings Ltd. is named in a class action investor lawsuit alleging that it failed to adequately address and reveal portfolio risks involving AmTrust Financial Services, its largest customer. ...
Berkshire Hathaway Launches New Multiple Coverage Insurance for Small Businesses; Buffett Endorses
Berkshire Hathaway's Insurance Group is launching a new comprehensive insurance product for small businesses that combines multiple coverages, and the conglomerate's legendary chairman has endorsed ...
CNA Says More Rate Hikes to Come After $84M Q4 Net Loss
CNA Financial Corp. lost $84 million in its 2018 fourth quarter, a result the Chicago-based property/casualty insurer blames on poor investment returns and catastrophe losses. At the same time, CNA ...
Zurich’s Life, P/C Biz Drive 24 Percent Jump in 2018 Net Income
Zurich Insurance's reported 2018 net income after tax of $3.72 billion, a 24 percent jump from $3.0 billion it reported in 2017 – primarily driven by growth in its life business and improved ...
Insurers Struggle to Keep Up With Sharing Economy Demands
As more and more consumers click for services and borrow rather than buy, the sharing economy is benefitting. According to Harvard Business Review, the sharing or on-demand economy is attracting more ...
Independent Agents Satisfied With Carrier Interactions Send More Business to Them: J.D. Power
It may be obvious to those in the industry that the more satisfied independent insurance agents are with an insurance carrier, the more business they will conduct with that carrier. But the message ...