Articles by Douglas A. Powell

Powell is a senior financial analyst with Demotech Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based financial analysis firm. Web site: www.demotech.com.

Top 25: P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.8 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2016, approximately $606 billion of DPW was reported, a record high for the industry. For 2016, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 4 …

Top 25: P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4 Percent in 2016

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, more than $582 billion of DPW was reported. For 2016, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 4 percent over 2015, an increase …

Top 25 Insurers: P/C Direct Premium Written Up 3.9 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, approximately $585 billion of DPW was reported, a record-high for the industry. For 2015, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 2.5 percent …

Q2 Report: P/C Insurers’ Direct Premium Written Up 3.6 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, approximately $585 billion DPW was reported, a record-high. For 2015, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 2.5 percent over 2014, an increase …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.3 Percent: Demotech

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, approximately $585 billion of DPW was reported, a record high for the industry. For 2015, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 2.5 …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 2.5 Percent in 2015

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty (P/C) insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2014, more than $570 billion of DPW was reported. For 2015, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 2.5 percent over 2014, an …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up Nearly 4 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2014, more than $570 billion of DPW was reported, a record-high for the industry. For 2014, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 4.5 …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.5 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase. At year-end 2013, nearly $546 billion of DPW was reported, which was an all-time high for the industry. For 2014, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 4.5 …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.6 Percent

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase gradually. At year-end 2013, nearly $545 billion of DPW was reported, a record-high for the industry. For 2013, total DPW for all P/C insurers increased 4.1 percent over 2012, …

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 5.2% in First-Half of 2014

Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2013, nearly $545 billion of DPW was reported, a record high for the industry. For 2013, total DPW for all P/C insurers aggregately increased 4.1 …