Rate increases in Allstate’s auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer’s overall plan to address the impact of inflation. Wednesday during a conference call with analysts to discuss first-quarter earnings, CEO Tom Wilson said Allstate’s strategy dubbed …
According to a recent survey by Next Insurance, small businesses are feeling stressed and frustrated by the state of the economy and inflation. Only 29% of respondents said they felt optimistic about an economic recovery in the next year, according …
The global reinsurance and London market sectors face increased risks from rising claims inflation, financial market volatility and weakening price momentum, according to a commentary published by Fitch Ratings. As a result, Fitch has revised its outlooks for these sectors …
More than seven out of 10 chief financial officers (CFOs) at Britain’s biggest companies expect high inflation to reduce their profit margins, and few see the Bank of England getting inflation under control in the next couple of years. A …
The majority of gross losses from recent devastating flooding in Australia likely will be borne by reinsurers with limited impact on primary insurers’ balance sheets, according to an AM Best report. The flooding brought widespread damage to regions of New …
A measure of U.S. supply-chain pressures rose to a record, adding to already stiff inflationary headwinds from logistics amid dwindling warehouse space and unprecedented inventory costs. The Logistics Managers’ Index, released Tuesday, advanced for a third straight month in March, …
Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year as they contend with rising inflation and its effects on monetary policy, a survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management showed on Monday. More than 40% of insurers plan to …
Insurance executives who oversee more than $13 trillion in assets expect the U.S. to enter a recession in the near future, according to an annual survey conducted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Of 328 chief investment officers and chief financial …
With buyers’ needs for capacity stable and remaining within the collective appetites of reinsurers, April 1 reinsurance renewals were orderly, according to a broker report, which points to inflation discussions and sanction exclusion wording as notable highlights. “Inflation remains a …
US Insurers — already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters — are also failing to raise premiums at a pace that matches an historic inflation rate, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association said Friday. APCIA said private property …
