Liberty Hikes Asbestos Reserves $331 MillionLiberty Mutual announced a $331 million pre-tax increase in its reserves for asbestos recently, a move that didnt bother rating ...

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Lloyds No. 2, But Loyalty To U.S. E&S Market Undiminished San Diego With $4 billion of direct premiums, Lloyds of London still had a commanding ...

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Reinsurers Dismiss Recoverability IssueNew YorkThe idea that reinsurers are generally less willing to pay claims in a hard market is one that industry representatives refused ...

Small Stories Can Have A Big Impact In my first few months as managing editor, Ive made some good calls about stories we should pursue ...

N.Y. Surplus Lines Brokers Challenge Dept. On TRIA Regs Pearl River, N.Y. Facing a new regulation they believe is a threat to the foundation of ...

Commercial Reserves $60 Billion Short: S&PBy Susanne SclafaneNU Online News Service, Dec. 11, 10<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> :56 a.m. EST?Standard & ...