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US Property Insurance Rates Fall for First Time Since 2017

Sep 17 2024 // US property insurance rates are decreasing for the first time in almost seven years, after insurers returned to profitability amid lower losses tied to catastrophes.The average US property insurance rate decreased 0.94% in...

Treaty Reinsurance Premiums in London Company Market Grew by 32% in 2023: IUA

Sep 11 2024 // Treaty reinsurance written in the London company market grew by almost one-third in 2023, with the sector generating premiums of £10.889 billion (US$14.2 billion), up from £8.248 billion ($10.8 billion) in 2022,...

Hard Market ‘Supercycle’ Likely to Be Prolonged: Lloyd’s CEO Neal

Sep 6 2024 // Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7—its best interim results in 17 years—does this mean the hard market cycle is ending?During a media briefing to discuss...

NCCI Calls For Tiny Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease for Florida After New Doctor Fees

Sep 4 2024 // Annual workers’ compensation rate cuts in the double digits have become routine in almost every U.S. state in recent years. That trend may have now come to an end in Florida, where the National Council on...

Network Growth in Hard Market

Sep 2 2024 // For more than a decade, Insurance Journal has recognized some of the nation’s largest agency partnerships and networks in its annual Top 20 ranking.In 2014, Insurance Journal’s Top 20 Agency Partnerships...

RLI Insurance Wants 16% Rate Hike in Florida on Umbrella, Filing Shows

Aug 30 2024 // RLI Insurance, a specialty insurer serving niche markets, will raise rates on personal umbrella policies, including uninsured motorists’ coverage, by an average of 16%, starting Sept. 1, according to a use-and-file...

TDI to Hold Two Public Meetings on TWIA’s Filing of 10% Rate Increase

Aug 30 2024 // The Texas Department of Insurance will hold two public meetings in September on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s annual rate filing increase of 10% for residential and commercial properties.TDI will host a...

Australian Insurer IAG Says Rise in Claims, Third-Party Costs to Push Up Premiums

Aug 21 2024 // Insurance Australia Group said on Wednesday it expects premiums to keep rising because of a huge jump in loss claims and third-party costs for home and automobile repairs, sending its shares more than 3% lower.IAG said the...

CIAB: Clear Evidence of Softening Commercial P/C Market Conditions in Q2

Aug 20 2024 // Commercial property/casualty premium increases in the second quarter 2024 were flat or down from the previous quarter for all lines of business—evidence of a softening insurance market, according to The Council of...

Global Q2 Commercial Insurance Rates Remain Flat, Ending 7 Years of Price Hikes: Marsh

Aug 19 2024 // Global commercial insurance rates remained flat during the second quarter of 2024 (down from a 1% increase in Q1 2024), according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.The findings mark the first time since the...

Public D&O Price Decreased 5.2% in Second Quarter, Says Aon

Aug 19 2024 // The average price for directors & officers liability insurance decreased 5.2% per $1 million in limits in the second quarter, according to Aon Commercial Risk Solutions.Aon said the decrease compared to the same...

Hard Reinsurance Prices Likely to Last Longer Than in Previous Market Cycles: Report

Aug 15 2024 // Hard reinsurance pricing conditions are likely to last longer than in previous market cycles mainly due to persistently high claims activity from the accumulation of medium-sized disaster losses and secondary perils,...

Californians Facing Higher Rent Because of Rising Insurance Rates

Aug 15 2024 // Like single-family homeowners in California, landlords are facing higher insurance premiums, too. And they’re passing along some of those costs to their tenants.Many insurance companies have stopped writing policies...

UK Insurer Aviva Beats Earnings Forecasts on Home, Motor Insurance Price Hikes

Aug 14 2024 // British insurer Aviva beat first-half profit expectations following a rise in general insurance premiums in Britain and Ireland, and said on Wednesday it remained confident of meeting its 2026 targets.The life and general...

European Insurers Enjoy Big Profits After Premium Hikes

Aug 8 2024 // Several European insurers recorded bumper first-half profits on Thursday, as customers burnt by a pandemic, war and a pick-up in natural catastrophes in recent years continue to face higher premiums on policies.Higher...

Hard Market Conditions Expected to Ease in 2025 as Claims Inflation Softens: Swiss Re

Aug 5 2024 // Hard market conditions in the global non-life insurance sector will continue this year, but will begin to ease in 2025, as general inflation and claims inflation conditions soften, according to Swiss Re in a report, which...

Coastal Texas Braces for Insurance Rate Increase at Upcoming TWIA Meeting

Jul 31 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state’s insurer of last resort for homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast, will consider raising rates as climate change increases the chances of more severe storms and...

Public D&O Price Decreased 5.2% in Second Quarter, Says Aon

Jul 30 2024 // The average price for directors & officers liability insurance decreased 5.2% per $1 million in limits in the second quarter, according to Aon Commercial Risk Solutions.Aon said the decrease compared to the same...

Global Q2 Commercial Insurance Rates Remain Flat, Ending 7 Years of Price Hikes: Marsh

Jul 24 2024 // Global commercial insurance rates remained flat during the second quarter of 2024 (down from a 1% increase in Q1 2024), according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.The findings mark the first time in nearly...

Hard Market Conditions Expected to Ease in 2025 as Claims Inflation Softens: Swiss Re

Jul 18 2024 // Hard market conditions in the global non-life insurance sector will continue this year, but will begin to ease in 2025, as general inflation and claims inflation conditions soften, according to Swiss Re in a report, which...