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Global Non-Life Insurance Rates ‘Plateauing’ but Nat Cat Losses Delay Market Softening

Nov 22 2024 // Global non-life premiums are expected to hit a decade-high growth level of 4.3% in 2024, following the repricing of risk over the past several years in response to elevated claims, according to Swiss Re’s...

Commercial Lines Profit Growth: Execution Matters More Than Portfolio Mix

Nov 22 2024 // It is “how” commercial lines carriers execute their underwriting strategies, not “what” lines they write that is key to profitable growth for top performers, according to new research from...

Allstate October Catastrophe Losses of $286M Include Milton, Helene

Nov 21 2024 // Allstate today said it estimated pretax catastrophe losses of $286 million for the month of October.Losses during October included $102 million, pretax, from Hurricane Milton as well as $144 million in unfavorable reserve...

Allianz Offers 5 Loss Trends to Watch on the Liability Front

Nov 21 2024 // As the costs of nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts explode in the U.S., organizations are examining ways to predict, prevent and avoid the liabilities that light the fuse on multi-million-dollar court cases.Areas critical...

Sica Fletcher Index: Total Agency-Broker M&A Revenue Down 38% YTD

Nov 21 2024 // The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 142 agent-broker deals in the third quarter to match the amount of deal from the same quarter last year.Members completed 385 acquisitions for the year...

TWIA Board Reviews 2025 Budget After $455 Million Loss from Hurricane Beryl

Nov 19 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors met last week to review information related to the agency’s 2025 budget.The meeting presented new information on TWIA losses from 2024 storms as projected...

Spain’s Record-Breaking Floods Push Insured Losses Above €4 Billion ($4.2 Billion)

Nov 18 2024 // Total insured losses from recent floods in Spain are expected to exceed €4 billion (US$4.2 billion), according to credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS.This insured price tag includes losses absorbed by the Consorcio de...

Chubb Continues ‘Record’ Year With 13.8% Jump in Q3 Net Income

Nov 18 2024 // Chubb recorded an 11.7% increase in P/C underwriting income with a combined ratio of 87.7 as part of third quarter net income of about $2.2 billion, up 13.8%.CEO Evan G. Greenberg said the Whitehouse Station, New...

Economic, Social Inflation Influence Drop in Commercial Auto UW Profits: Triple-I/CAS

Nov 18 2024 // Commercial auto insurance has struggled to achieve underwriting profitability, even before inflationary conditions affected property/casualty lines in recent years. The trend has been accompanied by steady growth in net...

Would Letting Roofers Do More Wind-Mitigation Work Help Reduce Florida’s Insured Losses in Storms?

Nov 18 2024 // A recent photograph of destruction left by Hurricane Milton’s wind tells the story: An entire roof section on a residential complex in Bradenton, Florida – including rafters and ceiling joists – was...

Texas Workers’ Comp is Growing, Profitable, Adding Doctors

Nov 14 2024 // Texas’s worker’s compensation market is stable and steadily growing.The workers’ compensation market is one of the few consistently profitable lines in the state, according to the Worker’s...

2024 More of the Same in Commercial Auto Segment After $5B Net Loss in 2023

Nov 14 2024 // After the U.S. commercial auto insurance segment sustained a $5 billion net loss in 2023, a new AM Best reports indicates further deterioration in the first half of 2024.Despite targeted underwriting initiatives, including...

Liberty Mutual Quadruples Q3 Net Income Despite Catastrophe Losses

Nov 7 2024 // Liberty Mutual Holding Company said consolidated third quarter net income more than quadrupled to $897 million compared to $215 million during the same period a year ago.Catastrophe losses remained elevated at nearly $1.1...

Zurich’s Exposure to Hurricanes Helene, Milton Below $360M as Catastrophe Losses Rise

Nov 7 2024 // Zurich Insurance Group said on Thursday that its exposure to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which recently wreaked havoc in the United States, would be less than $360 million, as insurers face increasing losses from natural...

Swiss Re Cuts 2024 Profit Target After Raising US Reserves

Nov 7 2024 // Swiss Re AG said it was raising reserves in its US Property & Casualty business by $2.4 billion in the third quarter, a move analysts said was positive despite a resulting downgrade to full-year profit...

AIG CEO Zaffino on Approach to Catastrophe Losses in Today’s Reinsurance Market

Nov 6 2024 // American International Group CEO Peter Zaffino said he expects the reinsurance market’s attachment points to remain on top of losses generated by the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes.Losses will instead...

NHTSA Closes Probe Into 411,000 Ford Vehicles Due to Loss of Power

Nov 5 2024 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has closed a probe into 411,000 Ford SUVs and pickup trucks over a potentially defective engine that could lose power without warning.In July 2022, the...

AIG General Insurance Underwriting Profit Falls 28% in Q3

Nov 5 2024 // American International Group saw third quarter underwriting income in its general insurance segment fall 28% to $437 million due to higher catastrophe losses and lower favorable development on prior year reserves.The...

Berkshire’s GEICO Turns in Strong Q3 but Overall Insurance UW Income Slips

Nov 4 2024 // Third quarter underwriting income with Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance units fell about $1.7 billion to $750 million due to estimated losses of about $565 million from Hurricane Helene and increases in losses from...

Would Letting Roofers Do More Wind-Mit Work Help Cut Florida’s Insured Losses?

Nov 4 2024 // A recent photograph of destruction left by Hurricane Milton’s wind tells the story: An entire roof section on a residential complex in Bradenton, Florida – including rafters and ceiling joists – was ripped off,...