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Current News & Analysis
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Captive Owners Cite Collateral Issues as Top Concern for 2010
Collateral issues made No. 1 concern in CICA's survey, as insurers try to avoid being overexposed to certain banks. Chartis tops the list of fronting carriers.
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Adapting to the Real "Alternative" Insurance Market
Demographic changes in store for the United States give new meaning to the expression "alternative markets" when it comes to how the industry must recruit, train and market.
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Liberty Mutual 4Q Net Income Edges Up
Fewer CAT-related payouts and robust revenues from international operations help boost profits, despite intense price battles in commercial lines.
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Archived Stories
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Hudson Steady as He Goes
A few weeks into the job, Scott Hudson likes what he sees at Gallagher Bassett and is confident he can move the TPA forward.
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Saint Joseph's Tackles Risk
A Philadelphia-area university launches an ambitious risk management and insurance program housed in a rapidly growing business school.
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Winners and Losers in Water Risk Management
A few corporate leaders show peers how to mitigate and report their water risks, while the rest of the pack appears willing to wait until they are forced to do so.
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No Middle Ground for Middlemen Commissions (updated)
The New York Insurance Department's decision on contingent commissions does not heal the rift between broker and risk manager, nor does it really fix the original problem.
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European (Re)insurers Swing to Profitability in 4Q
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Swiss Re and Allianz Group, citing a lack of catastrophe payouts and austerity programs, return to profitability.
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Learn Now From Chile, Insurers (updated)
Chile might not be a sign of an epidemic of earthquakes, but it could signal what is in store for the unprepared U.S. Pacific Northwest and the property insurance industry.
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Assessing the Campus Threat
As the Amy Bishop case shows, how and when to communicate suspicious behavior is still the toughest nut to crack in university student and employee threat assessment.
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It's (Now) Always Self-Insured in Philadelphia
The city of Philadelphia is heading toward self-insurance for its employee healthcare benefits, finally following what's become a trend with local governments.
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Bermuda Re(insurers) Turn in Strong 4Q
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PartnerRe and Validus report big gains in wake of acquisitions, while Arch, Flagstone, Max and Montpelier Re swing to black for their own reasons.
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Reputation on Ice
Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili's death directs its heaviest blow at Vancouver's ancillary tourism hopes and its Olympic organizing committee's reputation.
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A Job That Few Want
Hector Sants announced he will step down from the FSA. How will his departure affect the regulator and its oversight of the U.K. insurance industry?
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Earning Profits But Less Premium
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Profits return at Hartford and CNA, losses narrow at XL Capital and W.R. Berkley shines. Yet executives blame soft pricing in commercial lines for writing less premium volume.
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