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Canadian P/C Insurer Definity Seeks to Raise $1 Billion in IPO

Nov 9 2021 // Definity Financial Corp., the property and casualty insurer formerly known as Economical Mutual Insurance Co., is seeking to raise C$1.25 billion ($1 billion) in an initial public offering, following in the footsteps of...

Major Court Rulings Shape P&C Insurance Across the South

Nov 1 2021 // Recent court decisions across the South continue to shape the risk management landscape, from workers’ compensation to property insurance issues.Workers’ comp In South Carolina, the state Supreme Court recently...

Beyond the Portal: P/C Carriers Vie to Create Better Agency Digital Experiences

Oct 18 2021 // Agent digital experiences are moving to the forefront of property/casualty insurance carrier technology strategies, according to a recent survey report published by Celent.Just having a web portal isn’t going to cut...

Insurtech Veteran Launches Online Directory to Connect P/C Agents with Technologies

Oct 14 2021 // A veteran agency insurtech advocate has launched an online directory for property/casualty insurance agents to categorize, compare and connect them with technology companies that support the agency distribution channel.In...

Top 10 P/C Insurance Market Conduct Issues

Oct 13 2021 // The U.S. insurance industry’s top compliance shortcomings relate to claims handling noncompliance, including timeliness, required disclosures, payments and grievance and appeal processes—as well as underwriting,...

J.D. Power Agents’ Survey Reveals Top-Ranked P/C Carriers (Story in Charts)

Oct 8 2021 // Neglected no more. Independent agents are feeling the love from property/casualty insurance carriers—and the scores they are giving carriers are moving higher, J.D. Power reports.According to results of the J.D. Power...

Beyond the Portal: P/C Carriers Vie to Create Better Agency Digital Experiences

Oct 5 2021 // Agent digital experiences are moving to the forefront of property/casualty insurance carrier technology strategies, according to a survey report published by Celent late last week.Just having a web portal isn’t going...

Insurance M&A Activity Slowed in P/C Sector in First Half of 2021

Oct 4 2021 // Merger and acquisition activity increased in the first half of 2021 in most insurance sectors but not in the property/casualty sector.According to Deloitte’s Midyear Insurance M&A Outlook, the number of M&A...

People Moves: Zurich’s Charles to SiriusPoint as Head of Americas P/C Insurance; Amwins Promotes Bernacki to New Role of Chief Underwriting Officer

Sep 27 2021 // SiriusPoint Names Zurich’s Charles as Head of Americas P/C InsuranceSiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Patrick Charles has joined the company as head of...

Insurance M&A Activity Slowed in P/C Sector in First Half of 2021

Sep 23 2021 // Merger and acquisition activity increased in the first half of 2021 in most insurance sectors but not in the property/casualty sector.According to Deloitte’s Midyear Insurance M&A Outlook, the number of M&A...

P/C Mutual Insurers Continued to Grow Premiums in 2020 Despite Givebacks

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...

P/C Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline, Despite Rising Capacity: Guy Carpenter

Sep 10 2021 // Property and casualty reinsurers have displayed underwriting discipline during this year’s renewals, continuing with rate corrections that began several years ago, despite the pressures of abundant capacity. Prices...

Global P/C Premiums Likely to Double by 2040, but Motor Growth Will Slow: Swiss Re

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...

P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Net Income 28% in First Half of Year: AM Best

Sep 6 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty industry grew its net underwriting income by 28% in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same prior-year period.According to a new AM Best report, a 5.4% growth in net earned premiums...

P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Net Income 28% in First Half of Year: AM Best

Aug 23 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty industry grew its net underwriting income by 28% in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same prior-year period.According to a new AM Best report, a 5.4% growth in net earned premiums...

Willis Towers Watson Promotes Mead to Canadian Property/Casualty Broking Leader

Aug 20 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that Kate Mead is the new head of its Canadian property/casualty broking team.Previously Willis Towers Watson’s practice leader for the Midwest, Northeast U.S. &...

Ratings Changes for P/C Insurers Up Moderately, Says AM Best

Aug 18 2021 // The number of credit rating upgrades and downgrades in the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry increased in the first half of 2021 moderately over the same prior-year period, according to an AM Best special...

Austin’s Incline P&C Group, Hippo Team Up on Home Insurance

Aug 11 2021 // Austin, Texas-based insurance program market services firm Incline P&C Group entered a new issuing carrier relationship with Hippo Insurance Services to provide homeowners insurance coverage.Hippo offers its homeowners...

What Property and Casualty Insurers Need to Know About Using Credit in Underwriting

Aug 10 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by TransUnion.Credit-based insurance risk scores draw from credit data to more accurately assess consumer risk and improve the underwriting process Today, credit-based insurance...

Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance

Aug 10 2021 // Noting the passage in the 87th Legislature of Senate Bill 1367, which made changes to certain lines of insurance, the Texas Department of Insurance has outlined the changes that are effective for an insurance policy that...