Acquisitions Hit Record Pace;Outstripped By De-Acquisitions After last years record high number of insurance company acquisitions, the industry is on track to set a ...
Future Shock: Top Ten Stories of 2005Organizations and individuals routinely modify their views of the world, their perceptions, and their actions based on the news ...
Jury Awards Skyrocket in 2005 Class action cases have continued to account for huge dollar settlements and judgments this year, with class actions totaling $100 ...
Tech Concerns Fade Among Global InsurersLondon EditorVienna, Austria The challenge of technology and e-commerce is no longer the most pressing concern facing insurance industry executives ...
Commercial Rate RegulationFor Middle Market Accounts Moves To Washington Following several years of federal solvency regulation being superimposed on state rate regulation, the threshold ...
Claims Data Standards SoughtA joint claims standard initiative involving the Risk and Insurance Management Society and ACORD will be announced this week designed to improve ...
Underwriting Cycle Heads South Again Following a three-year gentle recovery from the 1990s soft market for insurance, analysts observed that prices began to decline again ...
Ergonomics Rules Being RevampedWashington Any new regulation on ergonomic injuries will have to address the concerns expressed by Congress, and avoid repeating the mistakes that ...
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 ...
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 ...