Journals By Industry - Insurance Underwriting

Most of us don't think very much about how we communicate to our carriers and even less about how we communicate to each other--but both are important factors in our success in new...

Uderstanding the developing trends in any market segment is critical to having a successful year. 2012 promises many changes in the insurance industry, but particularly in the environmental segment. Events are finally moving...

When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services announced today that solar panel manufacturer Lightway Green New Energy Co. Ltd. ("Lightway") has joined the growing number of solar energy...

NEW YORK -- Starr Companies announced that Shane McCaffrey has been named Profit Center Manager in charge of Defense Base Act and Foreign Casualty insurance for U.S. based multinationals. Shane will be based...

Miami Beach, FL - April 3 - 5, 2012 OAKLAND, Calif. -- EQECAT, Inc. will host its only global conference in 2012 to help professionals in the re/insurance industry gain a deeper understanding...

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to "bbb+" from "a-" of GHS Property and Casualty Insurance Company...

HOUSTON -- American General Life Companies (American General) announces the availability of "AG Quick Ticket," a web-based life insurance application that allows producers to complete and submit applications electronically via a computer or...

Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Common Share Were $1.84 NEW YORK -- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today reported net revenues of $28.81 billion and net earnings of $4.44 billion for the...

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from positive and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Midwest Family Mutual...

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb+" to Farmers and Mechanics Fire and Casualty Ins Co (FMF&C).The...

NOVATO, Calif. -- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company announces the appointment of two entertainment veterans with extensive agency, risk management, and claims experience. These key additions will further enhance Fireman's Fund's entertainment team who...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. (Summit Re) is pleased to announce the addition of Vice President and Lead Reinsurance Underwriter Shaun Peterson to its executive staff. Shaun joins the Summit...

Big banks are taking a big run at small business. While borrowing by small businesses remains flat, U.S. Bank and some of the other large banks in town are boosting their share of...

Significant challenges hit the commercial real estate finance market in the last two years, but 2011 saw significant recovery and progress over the previous year. Mortgage bankers are optimistic that 2012 will be...

HONG KONG -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited (Fidelity Life) (New Zealand). The outlook...

New Solutions Revolutionize the Property Insurance Claims Process from Underwriting to Settlement NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Enservio (www.enservio.com), the nation's leading provider of contents inventory creation, valuation and replacement services and software, today announced...

SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Programs Group, a managing underwriter and program administrator providing leading-edge risk management and insurance solutions nationally, announced that they have expanded the menu...