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An Accenture study finds fewer than one-third of carriers have an integrated view of risk across all models.

George Neale's calming presence anchors Liberty Mutual's commercial claims operation.

The last thing carriers need is to undercut their value by handing the reins on any risk to an intermediary.

A trio of experts assess underwriter preparedness in the wake of the JOBS Act, lower regulatory hurdles facing start-up companies and the potential liability facing corporate directors and officers.

Patrick G. Ryan, chairman and CEO of Ryan Specialty Group, turns to the underwriting side of his new house.

Can there be such a thing as a fashionable insurance company? Johnston, R.I.-based FM Global just might be one now -- if there is one.

CEO sees sustainable rates hikes in rising property market.

Why do insurers continue to enter the marketplace and battle for business they can't earn profit from?

A risk manager makes it her mission to secure the insurance capacity necessary for reconstruction, leaving her mark on the most important reconstruction project in the United States.

Underwriters offering coverage quotes valid for three to seven days, instead of the usual 14 days, on policies covering political upheaval because of instability in the region.

XL Insurance is one carrier looking to increase its position in the primary property insurance marketplace, hopefully just in time for the start of the hard market.

Three examples explain how managers can go beyond automation to apply precision to underwriting and policy management.

Massive first-half losses spark thoughts of reinsurance market firming.

Talk of a hard market is premature, even after $134 billion in insured catastrophe losses over the past 16 months. Welcome instead to the transitioning market where even property insurers might not be able to profit.

A brutal first half for the property-catastrophe reinsurance market finally comes to a close with some players looking to make up costs at July 1 treaty renewals.

The contingent insurance marketplace is growing and gaining itself some spotlight, thanks in part to the activities of its very own, independent, increasingly active association.

The reorganization of Swiss Re's insurance segment shows that the reinsurer is serious about making inroads into the primary side of the business.

Some insurers have an underwriting trick they use to lessen their payout on business interruption insurance claims, one they don't always disclose in their policy wording.

U.K. risk managers consider whether traditional insurance market cycles are broken, and foresee quite a bit more stretch of depressed rates.

Buyouts and mergers appear to be heating up at Lloyd's of London. Is that because of weakness at the venerable insurance market, or because of its unique strengths?