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Zurich’s First-Quarter P/C Revenue Rises on Higher Premiums

May 16 2024 // Zurich Insurance Group AG said revenue from property and casualty insurance rose 12% in the first quarter on a like-for-like basis, helped by higher premiums.Gross written premiums in the business rose 9% from a year...

Insurance Research Council: Home Insurance Spend Tops Household Income Growth

May 15 2024 // According to the Insurance Research Council (IRC), the average homeowners insurance expenditure has become less affordable for U.S. consumers over time.Looking at the the years 2001 to 2021—the latest year in which...

US Workers’ Comp Line Still Showing Strong Profits, Lower Claim Frequency

May 15 2024 // Net written premium in the U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market grew by just 1% from 2022 to 2023, a far smaller percentage than most other property/casualty lines.However, the workers’ compensation line...

American Coastal Reports Profitable Q1 for This Year

May 13 2024 // SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — American Coastal Insurance Corp. (ACIC) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $23.6 million.The Saint Petersburg, Florida-based company, the rebranding of part of now-insolvent...

AM Best: Social Inflation Key Factor in Rise of Loss Severity

May 13 2024 // Loss severity for many U.S. casualty lines of insurance business has exceeded economic inflation over the past decade, indicating other factors are influencing claims costs for indemnity and expense payments, according to...

China Construction Bank Sued in US Over Reinsurance Fraud Losses

May 10 2024 // China Construction Bank Corp., the nation’s third-largest commercial lender, was accused in a US lawsuit of enabling a massive fraud in the reinsurance industry that left companies with “monumental...

Liberty Mutual Posts $1.5B Net Income for Q1, Reversing Loss

May 10 2024 // Liberty Mutual Holding Company on Thursday reported first quarter 2024 net income of $1.5 billion compared to loss of $74 million during the same period last year.The combined ratio for the first three months of 2024...

Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech

May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...

GSK, Boehringer Put Profits Over User Safety, Zantac Jury Told

May 6 2024 // Drugmakers GSK Plc and Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH prioritized profits over consumer safety by hiding the cancer risks of their once-blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, according to lawyers representing a Chicago woman in the...

New York Restricts Sale of Weight-Loss and Muscle-Building Supplements to Minors

May 6 2024 // It’s now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York, under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect this week.Experts say loose federal regulation of dietary supplements...

Fitch: U.S. Cyber Insurers Saw Strong Profits, Slowdown in Premium Growth in 2023

May 6 2024 // The U.S. cyber insurance line generated strong direct underwriting profits for the second straight year in 2023, but written premium volume has stalled amid renewed pricing pressure, according to a Fitch Ratings...

NCCI’s Chief Actuary Discusses Workers’ Comp Profits, Safety and Future

May 6 2024 // The workers’ compensation system overall is healthy and strong. The sector has seen long-term frequency declines for multiple decades with moderate severity of claims costs for at least the past decade. That’s...

AXA’s Q1 Revenues Rise 6%, Led by P/C Business Growth

May 3 2024 // AXA, Europe’s second-largest insurer, reported a 6% increase in total revenue during the first quarter to €34 billion ($36.4 billion), compared with €31.8 billion ($34.1 billion) in Q1 2023.The increase in Q1...

Florida’s Heritage Insurance Sees More Profits in Q1 This Year

May 3 2024 // Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Wednesday reported earnings of $14.2 million in its first quarter of this year, about the same as earnings for Q1 of 2023, but down from the $31 million in net income reported for...

Verisk’s First-Quarter Profit Beats on Insurance-Focused Analytics Demand

May 2 2024 // Data analytics firm Verisk beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its products used by property and casualty (P&C) insurers to assess underwriting risks.WHY IT’S...

Allstate Tops Profit Estimates on Higher Premiums, Investment Returns

May 2 2024 // Insurer Allstate posted an upbeat first-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher premiums and stronger investment returns.Insurers usually see stable product demand irrespective of economic conditions, mainly due to...

AIG Profit Exceeds Expectations on Lower Catastrophe Losses

May 2 2024 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported profit above analysts’ estimates in the first quarter as lower-than-expected catastrophe losses contributed to strong underwriting results.Adjusted earnings for the...

Insurtechs Root, Lemonade Book Q1 Net Income Losses but Each Tout Progress

May 1 2024 // Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter 2024 of $6.2 million but said it recorded operating income for the first time in the company’s history.The net income loss for the first three months of the...

Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon

Apr 30 2024 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024 with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon’s Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024.Q1 natural disaster...

Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve

Apr 29 2024 // The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift told analysts late last week that the insurer’s first quarter results included “progress toward restoring targeted profitability in auto” as it turned in an improved...