The Pros and Cons of Going Private June 21, 2023 By L.S. Howard In the days before hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb decided to drop the buyout of SiriusPoint, Carrier Management asked analysts...
Fitch: Hardening Commercial Lines Market to Continue Through 2023 June 13, 2023 This year will mark the fourth year of a hardening market for commercial lines underwriting cycle, according to the latest...
Fitch Downgrades Allstate’s IFS Ratings to ‘A’ May 23, 2023 Citing declines in statutory capital and poor underwriting results in personal auto, Fitch Ratings has downgraded the insurer financial strength...
U.S. P/C Underwriting Profit in 2023? Not Yet, Fitch Predicts April 17, 2023 Analysts at Fitch Ratings predict a better underwriting result for U.S. property/casualty insurers in 2023 than 2022, but the combined...
D&O 2022: Prices Down; Loss Ratios Up; Top Carriers Ranked March 27, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane Although analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate that combined ratios for the directors and officers liability line remained below breakeven in...
Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch February 9, 2023 Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria ultimately will be borne by global reinsurers, according...
Property Cat Reinsurance Rates Likely to Rise by More Than 10% in January Renewals November 23, 2022 Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe business should increase by well over 10% when contracts are renewed in January 2023, according...
Reinsurance M&A Slows Amid Macroeconomic Risks, Higher Natural Disaster Claims August 15, 2022 Mergers and acquisitions in the global reinsurance sector will be limited into 2023 amid investor concerns over macroeconomic risks and...
Flexibility Is Key for Insurers Managing Inflationary Challenges August 12, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Inflation likely won’t subside anytime soon, and insurers will need to be proactive and flexible if they want to stay...
Personal Auto Results Slow to Recover; GEICO, Progressive to Pass State Farm July 19, 2022 With an overall combined ratio in excess of 100 for the first time since 2017, private passenger auto joined homeowners...