Latest Property Casualty Headlines

All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Swiss Re Agrees to Sell iptiQ’s European P&C Business to Allianz Direct

Nov 5 2024 // Swiss Re has agreed to sell iptiQ’s European P&C business to Allianz Direct, in line with its strategic decision to withdraw from iptiQ.Allianz Direct, the pan-European online insurer of Allianz Group, will take...

S&P Reveals Top 50 Largest P/C Insurers

Oct 25 2024 // As the third-fastest growing company on a list of the world’s top 50 largest insurers, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. continued to rank No. 1, according to research S&P Global Market...

Hurricane Milton Could Use Up P/C Insurers’ 2024 Catastrophe Budgets

Oct 10 2024 // S&P Global Ratings said potential losses from Hurricane Milton could fully deplete the 2024 natural catastrophe budgets for rated U.S. property/casualty insurers, affecting underwriting margins and earnings.In a report...

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...

Viewpoint: Strike’s Duration Will Determine Impact on P/C Insurance Industry

Oct 2 2024 // The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike on Tuesday, Oct 1. The strike is expected to affect more than 20 ports along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, including the ports of New York and...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Flanagan to Lead P&C Bermuda; Intangic Names Cryer as Dir. of Client Solutions; Dale Names Daniel Head of Global Property Reinsurance

Sep 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Bermuda, the tech risk platform Intangic, and the Lloyd’s insurer Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL...

Canada’s Axis Insurance Acquires P/C Broker Baker Insurance

Sep 27 2024 // Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Baker Insurance, a property/casualty brokerage based in Calgary.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed....

Personal Lines Turnaround Fuels US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain

Sep 17 2024 // A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM...

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Sep 16 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...

People Moves: JM Wilson Hires Musolf and Hudson as Assistant Property & Casualty Underwriters; Group Captive Program Leader Albian Joins Ryan Alternative Risk

Sep 12 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, hired Savana Musolf and Lisa Hudson as assistant property and casualty underwriters.Musolf works with independent insurance agents and company underwriters in Michigan and...

Property Drives E&S Growth of 15% in 2023 to Increase Overall P/C Share

Sep 12 2024 // For the sixth straight year, U.S. excess and surplus insurers in 2023 saw double-digit growth in direct written premiums.E&S direct written premiums (DWP) grew 15% last year to increase its share of the total...

Ryan Specialty to Acquire P/C MGUs From Ascot’s Ethos Specialty

Sep 3 2024 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the property and casualty (P/C) MGUs owned by Ethos Specialty Insurance LLC from Ascot...

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Aug 29 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...

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...

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....

Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit

Aug 19 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021.According to...

Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit

Jul 23 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021.According to...

P/C Premium Growth Likely But Profits Delayed Until 2025: Forecast

Jul 16 2024 // Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a small underwriting loss in 2024 and achieve profitability in 2025,...

US P/C Insurers Post Best Q1 Underwriting Result in 17 Years

Jul 15 2024 // Even though direct loss ratios for commercial auto and other liability lines rose in first-quarter 2024, across all lines U.S. property/casualty insurers posted a net combined ratio of 94 — the best since...

People Moves: Incline P&C Group Appoints Galiardo as Chief Actuary/Chief Underwriting Officer and Urban as Chief Development Officer

Jul 10 2024 // Incline P&C Group, headquartered in Austin, Texas, appointed Scott Galiardo as chief actuary and chief underwriting officer for commercial and specialty lines and Tony Urban as the chief development officer. In this...