Latest Property Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Property Drives E&S Growth of 15% in 2023 to Increase Overall P/C Share
Sep 12 2024 // For the sixth straight year, U.S. excess and surplus insurers in 2023 saw double-digit growth in direct written premiums. E&S direct written premiums (DWP) grew 15% last year to increase its share of the total...
Ryan Specialty to Acquire P/C MGUs From Ascot’s Ethos Specialty
Sep 3 2024 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the property and casualty (P/C) MGUs owned by Ethos Specialty Insurance LLC from Ascot...
US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021
Aug 29 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report. “After years of consistent losses,...
CIAB: Clear Evidence of Softening Commercial P/C Market Conditions in Q2
Aug 20 2024 // Commercial property/casualty premium increases in the second quarter 2024 were flat or down from the previous quarter for all lines of business—evidence of a softening insurance market, according to The Council of...
The U.S. Property & Casualty Crisis: How It’s Going for Insurers and the States They’ve Left
Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. America’s home insurance crisis By now, if you haven’t heard about insurance companies (large and small) and their max exodus from the most risky states,...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
Aug 19 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. According to...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
Jul 23 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. According to...
P/C Premium Growth Likely But Profits Delayed Until 2025: Forecast
Jul 16 2024 // Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a small underwriting loss in 2024 and achieve profitability in 2025,...
US P/C Insurers Post Best Q1 Underwriting Result in 17 Years
Jul 15 2024 // Even though direct loss ratios for commercial auto and other liability lines rose in first-quarter 2024, across all lines U.S. property/casualty insurers posted a net combined ratio of 94 — the best since...
People Moves: Incline P&C Group Appoints Galiardo as Chief Actuary/Chief Underwriting Officer and Urban as Chief Development Officer
Jul 10 2024 // Incline P&C Group, headquartered in Austin, Texas, appointed Scott Galiardo as chief actuary and chief underwriting officer for commercial and specialty lines and Tony Urban as the chief development officer. In this...
US P/C Underwriting Results: Two Years in a Row Over $20 Billion in the Red
Jul 3 2024 // For the second year in a row, the U.S. property/casualty industry booked an underwriting loss of more than $20 billion primarily due to the lackluster performance of personal auto and home insurance lines. The total U.S....
US P/C Insurers Post Best Q1 Underwriting Result In 17 Years
Jun 27 2024 // Even though direct loss ratios for commercial auto and other liability lines rose in first-quarter 2024, across all lines U.S. property/casualty insurers posted a net combined ratio of 94—the best since first-quarter...
Leveraging Technology: Revolutionizing the Distribution “Middle” in P&C Insurance
Jun 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad. In the ever-evolving landscape of Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance, the distribution “middle”, comprised of intermediaries such as agents, brokers,...
People Moves: Canopius Taps AXA XL’s Houghton as Product Leader, Specialty; Swiss Re Promotes Camara to Head of P/C Re in Northern, Central, Eastern Europe
Jun 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Canopius and Swiss Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Taps AXA XL’s Houghton as Product Leader, Specialty Canopius, the...
US P/C Insurers Investment Income
Jun 17 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance segment’s net investment income hit a record $73.9 billion in 2023, bolstered by the higher interest rate environment, according to a new AM Best report. The Best’s Special...
Analysis: Underwriting Loss Estimates Highlight Ongoing Challenges for US P/C Industry
Jun 14 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty market sustained an estimated $21.1 billion in underwriting losses in 2023, highlighting the challenges the industry faces as a result of natural catastrophes and inflation. According to joint...
P/C Insurers Record $9.3 Billion Q1 Underwriting Gain: AM Best
Jun 12 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $9.3 billion net underwriting gain in the first three months of 2024, according to a recently published AM Best report. The gain marks a reversal of an $8.5 billion loss...
P/C Insurers Slow to Achieve Analytics Ambitions: Survey
Jun 5 2024 // Just under half of property/casualty insurers recently surveyed by WTW say they plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into their analytics (49%), but most have yet to bring “traditional” analytics into...
CIAB: Commercial P/C Premiums Increase 7.7% in Q1 2024
Jun 3 2024 // Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly for all account sizes to 7.7% on average in the first quarter 2024, according to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q1 Market Survey. With...
US P/C Insurers Hit Record Investment Income in 2023
May 31 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance segment’s net investment income hit a record $73.9 billion in 2023, bolstered by the higher interest rate environment, according to a new AM Best report. The Best’s Special...
