Swiss Re: Hard Market Beyond 05 New York Management at Swiss Reinsurance Company nixed various "doom and gloom" scenarios for the survival of the high-priced ...

Regulators Ditch RBC ProposalRegulators at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners winter meeting in California, facing fierce opposition from insurers, have abandoned a proposal to ...

N.Y. Agents, Buyers Report On Contractors CrisisExpanding the Empire States "market of last resort" to offer affordable commercial general liability insurance is a short-sighted approach ...

Carriers Boost Education Dollars, Embrace High-Tech LearningIn this uncertain climate of conflicting economic trends, many corporations are still carefully watching what they spend, cutting out ...

Re Results Improve, But Not EnoughWith an overall combined ratio of 99.8 reported through the third quarter, U.S. property-casualty reinsurers have come a long way ...

PMA Withdraws Rating After DowngradeStandard & Poor's has further downgraded its ratings on PMA Capital Corp., citing the insurers decreased financial flexibility, additional reserve concerns ...

St. Paul Seen As Clearer Winner In DealIf one looks closely at the marriage creating The St. Paul Travelers Companies, The St. Paul might have ...

St. Paul-Travelers Marriage Seen As Exception, Not TrendThe (sort of) surprise announcement by The St. Paul Companies Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. to merge ...