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US P/C Insurance Industry Income Tops $100B in 2024: Verisk, APCIA

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported its first full-year underwriting gain in four years, fueling a jump in net income to $170 billion, according to a joint report from Verisk and The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The global …

Fitch: US P/C Insurers Hold at Neutral for 2025

U.S. property/casualty insurers are positioned favorably heading into 2025, Fitch Ratings forecasted in its annual outlook report. Citing “a strong personal lines turnaround” and “resiliency following an above average hurricane season,” Fitch holds a neutral sector outlook for U.S. P/C …

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report. “After years of consistent losses, premium growth is helping the overall …

P/C Premium Growth Likely But Profits Delayed Until 2025: Forecast

Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a small underwriting loss in 2024 and achieve profitability in 2025, according to a report from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) …

US P/C Underwriting Results: Two Years in a Row Over $20 Billion in the Red

For the second year in a row, the U.S. property/casualty industry booked an underwriting loss of more than $20 billion primarily due to the lackluster performance of personal auto and home insurance lines. The total U.S. P/C underwriting loss in …

US P/C Insurers Post Best Q1 Underwriting Result In 17 Years

Even though direct loss ratios for commercial auto and other liability lines rose in first-quarter 2024, across all lines U.S. property/casualty insurers posted a net combined ratio of 94—the best since first-quarter 2007. Translating to an aggregate underwriting profit of …

Analysis: Underwriting Loss Estimates Highlight Ongoing Challenges for US P/C Industry

The U.S. property/casualty market sustained an estimated $21.1 billion in underwriting losses in 2023, highlighting the challenges the industry faces as a result of natural catastrophes and inflation. According to joint analysis by global data analytics and technology provider Verisk …

Report: 2023 Combined Ratio Forecast at 103.9, Commercial Lines Performed Best

The 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry is forecast to be 103.9, with commercial lines at 97.7 and personal lines at 109.9, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman. …