Reinsurance sidecar — Reinsurance sidecars, conventionally referred to as Sidecars, are financial structures which are created to allow investors to take on the risk and return of a group of insurance policies (a book of business ) written by an insurer or reinsurer… … Wikipedia
Reinsurance — is a means by which an insurance company can protect itself against the risk of losses with other insurance companies. Individuals and corporations obtain insurance policies to provide protection for various risks (hurricanes, earthquakes,… … Wikipedia
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation — was created in Florida in 2002 to provide property insurance for home owners who could not obtain insurance elsewhere, an insurer of last resort. It is a government established, not for profit insurer in Florida. It is the largest insurer in the… … Wikipedia
Munich Reinsurance America — Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., formerly known as American Re Corporation before September 2006,[1] is one of the top providers of property and casualty reinsurance in the US. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, it is a subsidiary of Munich Re.… … Wikipedia
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter — (CPCU(R)) is a professional designation in property casualty insurance and risk management. It is the premier designation in the insurance industry. Approximately 65,000 people have earned the designation, since its inception in 1942. The… … Wikipedia
Catlin Group — Infobox Company company name = Catlin Group Limited company company type = Public (LSE|CGL) foundation = 1984 as Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited location = Hamilton, Bermuda key people = Sir Graham Hearne (Non Executive Chairman), Stephen… … Wikipedia
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… … Wikipedia
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
Berkshire Hathaway — Infobox Company company name = Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company company type = Public (NYSE|BRKA, NYSE|BRKB) foundation = 1839 (as Valley Falls Company) founder = Warren Buffett location = area served = USA key people = Warren E. Buffett… … Wikipedia
Bond insurance — (also known as financial guaranty insurance ) is a type of insurance whereby an insurance company guarantees scheduled payments of interest and principal on a bond or other security in the event of a payment default by the issuer of the bond or… … Wikipedia