Property-casualty insurers should report “improved” operating results this year, after being hurt by heavy catastrophe-related losses and weak earnings in 2011, according to Fitch Ratings.

The composite commercial insurance rate index rose 2% in February, according to MarketScout, which does a monthly analysis of various lines.

The marina and boat dealer’s insurance market appears to be hardening after insurers suffered increased losses in 2011, according to early indicators.

Not only do property-casualty insurance industry leaders believe the financial crisis is behind them, but they also believe rates are hardening, a new study finds.

The Lockton Monthly Update, which tries to forecast the property-casualty market’s pricing, has suggested twice in the last month that commercial insurance rates, at least in some sectors, are starting to harden.

IFAwebnews.com reports that the property/casualty insurance industry could be in for some turbulent times, with a hardening market brought about by a recession that could see a diminishing supply of insurance, …  Read →

An email found its way into my Inbox from an insurance agent who apparently is out of the office and has set up an auto-response for clients who email. Here’s …  Read →

A press release from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB) provides a tiny sliver of optimism for a turnaround of the longstanding soft market in the property and casualty …  Read →

President Barack Obama has a daunting task ahead as he tries his hand at fixing a faltering U.S. economy. How and what he does will …  Read →