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Specialty Insurance Blog: Insurance Market Turn
Industry experts have been speculating about a turn in insurance pricing for quite a while (see older commentary here, here and our prior post), but are we actually getting close? Some very impressive experts are saying so. Not right now, but over the next couple of years. The first is Alirt
National Financial Partners Corp. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
<p>National Financial Partners Corp. (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/nfp' alt='National Financial Partners Corp.' title='National Financial Partners Corp.'>NFP</a>)</p><p>Q2 2010 Earnings Conference Call</p><p>August 4, 2010 8:00 AM ET</p><br/><a
Editor's Blog : How To Get the Right Amount of Life Insurance
This is a question that many of us have: just how much life insurance do I need? There are a ton of answers out there, from 5 times your salary as a basic rule of thumb to complex equations that include your current debt load and the anticipated cost
Specialty Insurance Blog: Professional Liability Market Tightening – A Little
After many years of relaxed underwriting and rate declines we are seeing limited signs of tightening in all segments of the professional liability insurance market – E&O, D&O, EPL and Technology/Cyber. Most of this change is tighter underwriting rather than rate increase, but both are occurring – a
Specialty Insurance Blog: Insurance Agency Startup Assistance
Starting a new insurance agency or broker is a challenge, even for the most experienced industry expert. The hard part is putting business on the books, but there are numerous details to address before an agency can begin to sell insurance. Getting insurer appointments, raising capital, and
Specialty Insurance Blog: Client Expectations & E&O Claims
For many professions, not meeting client expectations is not just bad service, it can translate to a lawsuit and trigger professional liability insurance. Insurance agents are no different. An article in American Agent & Broker talks about client dissatisfaction and insurance agents E&O claims (see
Specialty Insurance Blog: Insurance Agents E&O Claims Reminder
During this soft market, insurance agent claims are probably not top of mind, but they can come unexpectedly and obviously impact insurance agents E&O (professional liability) coverage. A recent article in Insurance Journal (see here) points to some frequent causes of insurance agents claims and
Genworth Financial, Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
<p>Genworth Financial, Inc. (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/gnw' alt='Genworth Financial Inc.' title='Genworth Financial Inc.'>GNW</a>)</p><p>Q2 2010 Earnings Conference Call</p><p>July 30, 2010 9:00 AM ET</p><br/><a
White Mountains Insurance: Creating Attractive Long Term Returns -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://seekingalpha.com/user/695791/profile'>Orlando Sterling</a>submits:</strong><p><strong>White Mountains Insurance (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/wtm' alt='White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.' title='White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.'>WTM</a>): Current Price $326;
Life Insurance Is Still a Risky Business -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href="http://www.morningstar.com/">Morningstar</a>submits:</strong><div><p><em>By Drew Woodbury</em></p><p>In recent years, the financial results and stock prices of the life insurance companies we cover have been on a roller coaster ride. Heading into the financial crisis, most of
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