Most Popular Casualty Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Casualty Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Marsh: US Commercial Insurance Rates Up 3% on Hikes in Casualty

Oct 24 2024 // Commercial insurance rates during the third quarter in the U.S. increased 3%, with casualty rates up 10%.According to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index — which noted the first decline in global commercial rates...

#2 Worst Is Over: Most of Casualty Reserve Hole May Be Filled, Analyst Says

Mar 25 2024 // Predictions that the property/casualty insurance industry is in the midst of repeating the type of loss reserving cycle that accompanied the hard market of the beginning year of this century may be overblown, according to...

#3 Casualty Reinsurance Renewals See Modest Price Hikes Despite Social Inflation: AM Best

Feb 15 2024 // Reinsurers in general maintained adequate capacity for casualty programs, despite concerns about social inflation and some recent reserve strengthening actions, according to a report from AM Best.For reinsurers, a...

#4 Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Neutral’; US to Push for Double-Digit Casualty Increases

Sep 16 2024 // Fitch Ratings said reinsurers are likely to push for double-digit U.S. casualty rate increases during January renewals to keep up with loss trends from social inflation.The rating agency in a new report changed its outlook...

#5 Reserve Strengthening for Casualty Lines Not Over: Moody’s

May 9 2024 // If personal auto insurance loss reserves are developing adversely, can commercial general liability be far behind?That’s the gist of one of the questions that analysts from Moody’s Investors Service asked—and...

#6 AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.

Sep 18 2024 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Texas...

#7 Midwest Builders’ Casualty Renames to Waypoint Mutual

Mar 26 2024 // Midwest Builders’ Casualty Mutual Company, a large, regional, specialized workers’ compensation insurance carrier, announced that they are changing their name to Waypoint Mutual effective April 1.Kansas City,...

#8 Fleming Acquires James River’s Casualty Reinsurance Business, Ending Legal Dispute

Apr 19 2024 // James River Group Holdings Ltd. announced that Fleming Intermediate Holdings has completed the $277 million acquisition of James River’s casualty reinsurance business – ending a period of legal wrangling that had...

#9 People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership

Sep 20 2024 // AIG Appoints Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG), headquartered in New York City, named Keith Walsh as executive vice president and chief financial officer,...

#10 Reinsurers’ Casualty Appetites Varied, but Capacity Was ‘Ample’ During 1/1 Renewals

Jan 19 2024 // Reinsurers had varied appetites for casualty reinsurance during the January 2024 renewals; while capacity was sufficient, they still maintained underwriting discipline, according to reinsurance brokers in their renewal...

#11 Worst Is Over: Most of Casualty Reserve Hole May Be Filled, Analyst Says

Apr 15 2024 // Predictions that the property/casualty insurance industry is in the midst of repeating the type of loss reserving cycle that accompanied the hard market of the beginning year of this century may be overblown, according to...

#12 AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook for U.S. Property/Casualty Commercial Lines

Dec 6 2023 // Persistently strong underwriting performance during and after the global pandemic – despite substantial economic and capital markets volatility – has prompted AM Best to maintain its “stable” outlook for...

#13 Property/Casualty Insurance Stocks Slump on Hurricane Milton-Related Fears

Oct 8 2024 // U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks tanked on Monday after Hurricane Milton intensified into a category 4 storm on its path towards Florida’s western coast, marking yet another costly disaster for the...

#14 People Moves: McCarthy to Become ISU CEO; WTW Hires Aon’s Graziano to Lead Casualty Strategy for CRB NA; Markel Names McGrath Head of Fine Art N.A.

Jun 17 2024 // ISU Group (ISU), an independent agency network, said Dan McCarthy will become the next chief executive officer, assuming the responsibilities held by T.J. Ryan III over the past 35 years.McCarthy is currently ISU’s...

#15 The U.S. Property & Casualty Crisis: How It’s Going for Insurers and the States They’ve Left

Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.By now, if you haven’t heard about insurance companies (large and small) and their max exodus from the most risky states, you may have been living under a rock....

#16 People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business

Oct 17 2024 // Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty,...

#17 Moody’s Acquires Praedicat to Add Casualty and Liability Models

Sep 5 2024 // Moody’s Corp. today said it acquired analytics firm Praedicat. The acquisition adds casualty and liability modeling to Moody’s range of market leading solutions for the insurance industry.Terms of the deal were...

#18 People Moves: AXIS Appoints Tan Head of Wholesale Casualty; Fiato Named Allstate Chief Claims Officer; Schoberth to Lead Canopius US Distribution

Jan 12 2024 // AXIS Capital Holdings Limited named Anna Tan as head of wholesale casualty.Tan joins AXIS from Navigators, a brand of The Hartford, where she served for over 12 years, most recently as head of excess casualty. Before this,...

#19 Aspen and Allianz’s PIMCO Launch Casualty-Focused Reinsurance Vehicle

Apr 17 2024 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and PIMCO Investment Management Co. announced the formation of Pando Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled collateralized re/insurer focused on casualty business.Under a long-term agreement, Aspen will...

#20 Jewelers Mutual Acquiring Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Arizona

Jul 24 2024 // Jewelers Mutual Group acquired Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Phoenix, Arizona. JM Insurance Agency Partners Inc., a Jewelers Mutual Group company, will join with UL&C. UL&C has been in the insurance...