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Posted May 15, 2008
AIG Posts $7.8B Loss For 1Q
Analysis of: AIG Posts $7.8B Loss For 1Q | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
AIG has a strong name brand and recognition among its brokers and insureds. AIG is known as an innovator and leader in the insurance world. The employees are dedicated, loyal and very knowledgable.  Although the past two quarters have been poor, mainly due to sub- prime issues, the core underwriting...
Posted May 13, 2008
Munich Re Net Income Drops 20%
Analysis of: Munich Re Net Income Drops 20% | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Most of Munich Re's securities investments are in European investment grade and government bonds. As inflation increases, re-invested funds will earn a higher rate of return. Their investments in equities, private equity and more complex fixed income securities are managed by a professional captive...
Posted May 13, 2008
Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles
Analysis of: Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
 An Educated And Fiscally Involved Insured Is Good Business For Everyone
Posted May 12, 2008
AIG Posts $7.8B Loss For 1Q
Analysis of: AIG Posts $7.8B Loss For 1Q | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Implications: 1.Many Regional Financial Institutions have reported similar losses and a Plan for Re-Capitalization. 2. Poor results causation: A. Stock Market Volatility, B.The Credit Crisis and, C. Weakness in the Housing Market. 3.The ESTIMATES , so state, that the sub-prime matter is 75 % to 85 ...
Posted May 7, 2008
Credit Scoring
Analysis of: Credit Scoring | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
In the absence of a sweeping change in federal legislation, insurance underwriting today is regulated by the states.  This means that when the Mississippi or Texas or Alaska state legislature passes a new bill governing the use of credit scores in insurance underwriting, all involved parties must...
Posted April 29, 2008
Smart Homeowners Insurers Use More Than Cat Models
Analysis of: Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: Michael Cronin, President Cronin Consulting Services, Inc.
A recent news story quotes the insurance modeling pioneer Karen Clark as saying, with keen insight, that insurers rely too much on catastrophe models.  This analysis provides background on cat models and how homeowners insurers use them.  The analysis also offers suggestions...
Posted April 29, 2008
WellPoint Net Slides 25%
Analysis of: WellPoint Net Slides 25% | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
This article clearly shows to me that insurers will price business to sell when it makes no sense which results in them telling Wall Street they underpriced the business. We see them so crazy competitive on cases that nobody else even wants just to bring their total membership up to please Wall Street...
Posted April 29, 2008
Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert
Analysis of: Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Insurers' actuarial studies include consideration for catastrophes(cats) in their recommendation of rates and underwriting but they are not the sole factor. The underwriter is the ultimate decision maker. What happened is that insurers took too much risk in hurricane areas. They finally woke up and...
Posted April 28, 2008
Credit Scoring
Analysis of: Credit Scoring | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Credit scoring further injures those applicants who have had very difficult changes in their lives- mostly by no fault of their own.
Posted April 22, 2008
Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert
Analysis of: Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Primary insurers and reinsurers will demand that catastrophic modeling be used in order to justify their underwriting decisions of this type of insurance.  These newer models in conjunction with in-house capacity aggregation tools (Insurers now know where and how much of their capacity...
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