November 6, 2023
Losses resulting from severe convective storms are expected to drive the 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry to 103.8, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman. The hard market …
September 27, 2023
While the profitability outlook for the U.S. P/C industry this year is mixed, Swiss Re predicts a stronger year in 2024, as premium increases and interest rates improve industry results. According to the U.S. Property & Casualty Outlook report, the …
June 15, 2023
A rise in first quarter losses in the homeowners insurance line of business primarily put U.S. property/casualty underwriting results in the red, according to AM Best. The U.S. P/C industry booked a $8.2 billion underwriting loss during for the first …
March 30, 2023
Key financial results for private U.S. property/casualty insurers significantly worsened in 2022 from a year earlier, according to preliminary results from global analytics provider Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The industry recorded a net underwriting loss …
March 23, 2023
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, $21.5 billion more than the $5 billion underwriting loss reported in 2021, according to a report published by AM Best. The underwriting loss came despite an …
November 23, 2022
The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a combined ratio of about 106.6 in the third quarter – the highest in five years, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. “In addition to the effects of catastrophe losses on various …
May 31, 2022
AM Best reported Friday that first-quarter net underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty industry rose 4.6% to $3.3 billion. Explaining the result, AM Best said that a 10.5 percent jump in net earned premiums and a 39.7% drop in policyholder …
February 10, 2014
A relatively quiet year for catastrophes helped the U.S. property/casualty industry achieved an underwriting profit for the first time in four years, according to A.M. Best. The industry managed its way to a nearly 60 percent increase in net income …
December 28, 2012
Before Hurricane Sandy hit, private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $27 billion in nine-months 2012 from $8.4 billion in nine-months 2011. Insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus …