US P/C Insurers See Fewer Ratings Downgrades in H1 2026 on Improved Performance October 2, 2026 By L.S. Howard The US property/casualty insurance segment saw substantially fewer ratings downgrades with more ratings upgrades in the first half of 2026...
AM Best: US Home Insurers in 2025 Book First Underwriting Profit in Seven Years September 29, 2026 By Chad Hemenway U.S. homeowners multiperil insurers reversed a $1.3 billion underwriting loss in 2024 to post an underwriting profit of $16.5 billion...
AM Best: US Mutual Insurers Doubled Net Income in 2025 September 25, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Total net income for U.S. property/casualty mutual insurers doubled compared to 2024 to about $42.6 billion in 2025 as underwriting...
Viewpoint: Surplus Lines Insurers Offer Vital Cover for Growing Tech-Driven Industries September 23, 2026 By David Blades - AM Best As technological advancements become more ingrained in the development of entirely new industries and change the nature of existing industries,...
Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best August 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards,...
AM Best Upgrades Ratings of California Casualty Group Members August 17, 2026 AM Best upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B+ (Good) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to...
Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return? August 10, 2026 By L.S. Howard The reinsurance industry’s robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market....
AM Best Lifts Mid-Hudson Group’s Outlooks to Stable July 31, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative of the companies collectively referred to as Mid-Hudson Group (MHG)...
AM Best Calls $1.54 Billion Mapfre-Safety Marriage ‘Strategically Compelling’ July 28, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Ratings analysts at AM Best see the pending acquisition of Safety Insurance Group by Mapfre as “strategically compelling” as the...
US P/C Industry Books Best Result in a Decade but Not All Lines Enjoy Success July 14, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. property/casualty industry posted its best underwriting profit and combined ratio in a decade in 2025, building upon the...