Following a review of recent years’ asbestos related claims and litigation activity and insurers’ paid and incurred loss experience, Fitch has raised projection for ultimate all-time U.S. industry incurred losses to $100 billion compared with a previous estimate of $90 …
American International Group Inc.’s new chief executive officer can expect to deal with a volatile industry, pressure from ratings firms and a restless board. And if the past is any guide, the new leader won’t get an industry-leading compensation package …
North American property/casualty insurers’ operating earnings decreased in the first half of 2016, as results were challenged by modest underwriting deterioration and low investment yields, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. For a group of 44 (re)insurers, aggregate …
Pricing improvements over several years in underwriting portfolios have propelled returns for U.S. regional property and casualty insurers, according to Fitch Ratings. The ability to implement further pricing actions in a more competitive market environment will have a significant influence …
Property/casualty insurers are facing an erosion of barriers to entry in their markets, as risk data becomes more widely available, and as new capital sources disrupt traditional insurers, according to a new study by Conning. “The value proposition of the …
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $18.2 billion in first-quarter 2015 from $13.9 billion in first-quarter 2014, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus growing to 10.8 percent …
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes fell to $55.5 billion in 2014 from $63.4 billion in 2013, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus dropping to 8.4 percent from 10.2 …
Predictive modeling has notably increased in value across several areas of property/ casualty insurers’ business over the past six years, according to global professional services company Towers Watson’s annual Predictive Modeling Survey. The web-based survey of U.S. and Canadian P&C …
If heavy competition breeds consolidation, then property/casualty small business insurance is ripe for it in the coming years. Here’s why: Both large and small insurers devote lots of attention to the space, but no single company carries more than a …
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $63.8 billion in 2013 from $35.1 billion in 2012, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus climbing to 10.3 percent from 6.1 …