The Year So Far: Liberty Mutual Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested September 4, 2025 A Carrier Management summary of earnings metrics for the year so far reveals a second-quarter average combined ratio of roughly...
US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples September 4, 2025 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for...
Fitch Revises Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook to ‘Deteriorating’ on Rising Competition September 3, 2025 By L.S. Howard Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to “deteriorating” for 2026 from “neutral” for 2025, reflecting...
Climate Change Made Turkey, Greece Wildfires 10 Times More Likely: Scientists August 29, 2025 By Laura Millan The wildfires that raged across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus this summer were 22% more intense and 10 times more likely...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...
Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last? August 22, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance underwriting remains disciplined, with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact, despite signs of rate moderation, according to...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN August 22, 2025 Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme...
How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship August 21, 2025 Are property/casualty insurers facing a potential retention problem with small business customers? According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Small...
Renewables Battling Climate Change Now Need to Insure Against It August 20, 2025 By Ishika Mookerjee and Minmin Low Solar and wind energy companies are betting on a novel form of insurance to protect their assets against wild and...
Swiss Re Tops List of Largest Reinsurers on Its Shift to IFRS-17 Accounting: AM Best August 18, 2025 By L.S. Howard Swiss Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers as a result of its adoption of the IFRS-17...