The homeowners insurance industry is poised to shift to a modest underwriting loss for 2020, reports Fitch Ratings, citing losses from natural catastrophes and managing operations amid the global pandemic. However, barring another overly severe catastrophe season in 2021, the …
Personal lines underwriting losses rose in 2017 for the fourth year in a row, Fitch Ratings found in a new report. There’s a twist, however. In the three years prior to 2017, personal automobile insurance contributed largely to underwriting losses. …
A study of home insurance trends reveals good news for home insurance carriers: homeowner claims continue to decrease and loss costs are flat or on the decline. The 2016 LexisNexis Home Trends Report notes that while the U.S. has already …
The U.S. homeowners insurance market is on track for continued growth in direct premiums for 2016 despite a decreasing return on equity for insurers. U.S. homeowners premium is set to surpass $90 billion for the first time, according to an …
The outlook for the U.S. homeowners insurance market has improved over last year thanks in part to rate increases and lower reinsurance costs, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield. A new report by Aon Benfield Analytics reveals that insurers’ expected …
Emerging trends support a positive profit outlook for homeowners insurers, a leading broker believes.. Reinsurance broker Aon Benfield’s 2014 Homeowners ROE Outlook concludes that insurers’ prospective after-tax return-on-equity (ROE) for homeowners insurance is 7.9 percent on a countrywide average, up …
