P-C First-Half Income Falls 76 PercentThe nations property-casualty insurers saw their first-half net income plummet 75.6 percent, according to figures released by two industry groups.In ...
Hard Market Hikes Friction With Fronts As the insurance market hardens, captives and the carriers that sometimes "front" for them are increasingly at odds, experts ...
Capacity Seen Moving After Terror AttacksLondon EditorLondon In the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center terrorist attack, there was a concern on the part ...
Captive Services May Be Harder To FindWhile recent terrorist attacks in the United States might make captives a more attractive option for some risks, commercial ...
Reinsurers Face 'Moment Of Truth'The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States represent a "moment of truth" for the reinsurance community, according to analysts ...
Air Security InitiativesStarting To Take Off There were some very encouraging signs last week that air transport industry officials and regulators are moving quickly ...
Terrorist Attacks MagnifyEffects Of Hardening MarketThe recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington are multiplying ...
AIA, Alliance Draft Reinsurance Pool Proposals Washington Although there is no formal legislation, insurance groups are starting to draft proposals for creating a federal ...
Patients' Rights Bills Expose Self-InsuredsWashington For self-insured plans, the different patients bill of rights plans passed by the U.S. House and the Senate represent a ...
Congress Hears Insurers On Federal Terror ReinsuranceWashington Congress took the first tentative steps last week towards setting up a "reinsurer of last resort" for losses ...