Banks Put P-C Products Into Offerings Many banks have effectively incorporated the distribution of personal lines insurance products of partnering insurance companies into their suites ...

Mini-catastrophes Cost Insurers $100 Billion Although 2005 was marked by no major catastrophes, there were an unusually large number of both tropical storm and ...

Looking for Reasonable CommercialP-C Returns? Dream OnIn decades past, commercial property-casualty insurers greeted the hardening of the market with relief, confident that the return of ...

Would Insurers Be Better OffGiving Homeowners Coverage Away?The subject of this column is discounting and how insurers can use it to make a profit. Discounting ...

Reaction Mixed To AIA Federal Charter PlanWashington Editor The property-casualty insurance industry remains sharply divided over state versus federal regulation in the wake of the ...

New Distribution Methods Costly: StudyA dramatic shift is afoot in the delivery of insurance products and servicesand higher acquisition costs are fueling a growing movement ...

Holistic Strategies Seen In P-C Investing Traditional investment styles are being replaced with more "holistic" strategies and an overcapitalized market has added to insurers pressures ...

When The Agent-Insurer Marriage FailsLike a marriage, the relationship between an agent and company may seem like a good match at the start, but as ...