Underwriting & Pricing
GEICO Passes Allstate to Become 2d Largest U.S. Auto Insurer: SNL
Based on third quarter reports, GEICO Corp. has surpassed Allstate Corp. to become the nation's second-largest private auto insurer. According to data compiled by SNL, GEICO logged $4.89 billion in ...
Florida’s Citizens Says Clearinghouse Delay Allows More Insurers to Join
Florida's state-backed property insurer announced that the debut of a new web-based clearinghouse would be delayed for a few weeks in order to ensure it is working efficiently and to allow more ...
2013 Had Lowest Hurricane Count Since 1982: Willis Re
The 2013 Atlantic storm season was one of the quietest in decades, with the lowest number of hurricanes since 1982 and none of them considered major, according to insurance broker Willis Re. An ...
Health Care D&O Rates Rise Significantly in Third Quarter: Marsh
Health care organizations paid significantly more for their directors and officers liability insurance in the third quarter of 2013 amid growing concerns over antitrust issues arising from ...
CoreLogic Releases 2013 U.S. Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis
CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, on Wednesday released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural ...
Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Liability Insurance Market Across Europe
The market for professional indemnity insurance across 10 European countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK - will be worth around ...
ING Wins Deal to Sell Annuities to Allstate Auto, Home Customers
ING U.S. Inc. will begin selling fixed annuities through Allstate Corp. agencies as the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer ceases to offer its own brand of the retirement products. ...
Group Health Plans Pick Up Tab for ‘Zero Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study
Workers' compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance plans, new research shows. Nationwide, so-called "zero-cost" ...