S&P Ups Harleysville’s Outlook; Affirms Ratings on Nationwide Deal

October 7, 2011

  • October 7, 2011 at 8:23 am
    Bob says:
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    Wow, a combined ratio of 117.4 yet they still get upgraded because of the merger. I’d be worried considering the book is largely comprised of contractor exposures in the northeast.

  • October 7, 2011 at 8:26 am
    Bob Rogers says:
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    Wow, a combined ratio of 117.4 gets you an upgrade?

  • October 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm
    John K says:
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    They are heavy into commercial, and have bought a lot of that business with low rates, so not surprising that they have a high combined ratio. maybe raise their habitational premium by 25%, in my opinion?

  • October 13, 2011 at 12:43 pm
    Kevin M. says:
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    117.4 does not sound attractive, although sounds like 9.5 is estimated from catastrophes. I’m concerned about how the rate adjustments to improve the combined ratio to get it to 103-104 as indicated will affect the policy retention and future sales.



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