2020 forecast News

Workers’ Comp Profits at Risk from Growing Competition, Lower Rates: A.M. Best

Workers’ compensation carriers’ ability to retain profitable accounts and maintain market share could be challenged due to declining rates and growing competition in the U.S., according to an A.M. Best report. Rate decreases across the United States have led to …

A.M. Best Sees Personal Insurance Business Outlook Remaining Stable for 2020

A.M. Best has maintained a market segment outlook of stable on the U.S. personal lines industry for 2020, citing a significant decline in catastrophe activity, profitable underwriting performance in the private passenger auto segment and the sector’s overall strong risk-adjusted …

A.M. Best Weighs In With Stable Commercial Insurance Outlook for 2020

The market outlook on the U.S. commercial lines industry for 2020 is stable. according to analysts at ratings firm A.M. Best who cite “improved market conditions and solid levels of risk-adjusted capitalization that have helped insurers weather short-term profitability challenges.” …

For 2020, Expect Biggest Commercial Insurance Hikes in Years: Willis Towers Watson

North American commercial insurance buyers will face sizable price increases in 2020, across most lines of insurance, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson’s 2020 Insurance Marketplace Realities. While the report finds that capacity is available in all but the …