All the headlines from our Pricing Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2021 // The U.S. surplus lines market experienced direct premium growth of 17.5% in 2020, the largest year-over-year premium increase since 2003, according to an AM Best report.The 2020 increase in direct premium written comes on...
Sep 29 2021 // Interesting. Fluctuating. Moderating. Fun.Those are the words that Patrick M. Gallagher, chief executive officer of Gallagher Global Brokerage for the Americas, used to respond to a question about the state of the...
Sep 21 2021 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing an increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year.If the proposal is adopted, it would be the...
Sep 16 2021 // The U.S. surplus lines market experienced direct premium growth of 17.5% in 2020, the largest year-over-year premium increase since 2003, according to an AM Best report.The 2020 increase in direct premium written comes on...
Sep 15 2021 // U.S. P/C mutual insurance companies held their own in 2020 despite returning significant levels of premiums during the pandemic. In fact, net premiums written grew by 1.4 percent even with all the givebacks, according to a...
Sep 14 2021 // While aggregate U.S. commercial insurance price hikes continue to moderate, most lines are still producing robust price increases, according to Willis Towers Watson.Excess/umbrella produces significant price increases...
Sep 8 2021 // Global property/casualty premiums are expected to more than double to US$4.3 trillion in 2040 from US$1.8 trillion in 2020 – growth driven by economic development, urbanization and climate change, according to Swiss...
Sep 7 2021 // Global reinsurance rates are likely to continue rising next year after several years of increases, though the pace of increase may slow, ratings analysts said on Tuesday.Reinsurance rates have been rising in the past few...
Sep 3 2021 // Florida workers’ compensation rates are set to decline again as the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed a statewide rate decrease of 4.9% in the voluntary market.The rates would take effect...
Aug 17 2021 // Buoyed by the hard market and rebounding economy, Independent insurance agents and brokers grew overall by 7.1% in the second quarter, surpassing the 6.9% organic growth reported eight years ago in the second quarter of...
Aug 16 2021 // Health implications related to COVID-19 will continue to drive elevated health system utilization long after the acute phase of the pandemic has concluded, likely leading to increasing costs and higher insurance premiums...
Aug 16 2021 // California workers’ compensation written premium for the first quarter of 2021 was 13% below that for the first quarter of 2020, according to a quarterly experience report issued by the Workers’ Compensation...
Aug 16 2021 // Hard markets are nothing new — agents have dealt with them for decades and the forces that trigger them, including more frequent and severe natural disasters and years of soft pricing. With the hardening market in...
Aug 13 2021 // The success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many states demonstrates the real-world feasibility, and impact, of achieving high vaccination coverage. By the end of July, the five highest-performing states — Vermont,...
Aug 11 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs, experts said during a webinar hosted by ATI Restoration last week.“We’ve...
Aug 6 2021 // The property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in counties along the Texas coast will file for a 5% rate hike for both residential and commercial properties in its required annual filing with the Texas Department of...
Aug 6 2021 // Progressive Corp. reported a 56% decrease in net income to $790.1 million for the second quarter. Net income was down 9% for the first six months.The company said the largest contributor to the year-over-year decreases was...
Aug 6 2021 // American International Group generated a modest profit in the second quarter, citing gains from higher net investment income, far fewer catastrophe losses and strong rate hikes in its property/casualty business.The...
Aug 4 2021 // California workers’ compensation written premium for the first quarter of 2021 was 13% below that for the first quarter of 2020, according to a quarterly experience report issued on Wednesday by the Workers’...
Aug 2 2021 // Texas set another record in June for the amount of surplus lines premium recorded by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX).The $947.48 million in premium reported in June brings the year-to-date total to $4.58...