All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 28 2021 // Global investment in the insurtech sector reached a new quarterly high of US$2.55 billion during the first quarter of 2021.The number of mega-rounds reached eight, more than any other three-month period, according to the...
Apr 22 2021 // Despite the combined effects of around $25 billion of pandemic and natural catastrophe-related losses as well compromised investment returns, a group of reinsurers studied by Aon reported positive earnings for 2020 and an...
Apr 21 2021 // U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums to policyholders in 2020 to reflect reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic.Auto insurers returned premium in the greatest numbers, though...
Apr 19 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...
Apr 19 2021 // Despite considerable operating challenges in 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers saw a statutory underwriting profit for the third consecutive year, with an average 99% combined...
Apr 16 2021 // Seven insurance company impairments were identified in the U.S. property/casualty industry in 2020, with five of the seven involving auto insurers, according to an AM Best special report.Last year’s number was an...
Apr 14 2021 // Roach Howard Smith & Barton Dallas-based independent insurance broker Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) has promoted Shellie Croy to vice president of Property and Casualty Operations. She has been with RHSB since...
Apr 12 2021 // Despite considerable operating challenges in 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers saw a statutory underwriting profit for the third consecutive year, with an average 99% combined...
Apr 12 2021 // Bermuda-headquartered Watford Holdings Ltd. has completed the purchase of Axeria IARD, a French property and casualty insurance company.Watford has acquired 100% of the capital stock of Axeria IARD from the APRIL Group....
Apr 9 2021 // New York Digital Investment Group, an asset manager focused on bitcoin investments, has raised $100 million it will use to expand the use of bitcoin in insurance.The round comes just a month after announcing $200 million...
Mar 31 2021 // The most recent tallies of financial results by rating agency analysts reveal that the property/casualty insurance industry weathered the storms of catastrophe losses and COVID, with one segment actually reporting better...
Mar 23 2021 // MADRID – Spanish bank Bankinter said on Tuesday it cleared all regulatory hurdles to spin off its insurance unit Linea Directa and list its shares on the market in late April.Bankinter, which has secured the European...
Mar 23 2021 // Inflation, defined as the rate at which prices for goods and services are increasing, tends to occur when prices rise due to increases in production costs or when the demand for a product exceeds its supply (i.e., too much...
Mar 22 2021 // Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry improved its overall profitability in 2020, with a 68% increase in net underwriting income and combined ratio that improved slightly over the...
Mar 22 2021 // Incurred pandemic losses for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased only modestly in fourth quarter of 2020 from earlier quarters in the year. Still, the amount of ultimate losses remains unclear and will take several...
Mar 22 2021 // Inflation, defined as the rate at which prices for goods and services are increasing, tends to occur when prices rise due to increases in production costs or when the demand for a product exceeds its supply (i.e., too much...
Mar 12 2021 // Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry improved its overall profitability in 2020, with a 68% increase in net underwriting income and combined ratio that improved slightly over the...
Mar 10 2021 // Incurred pandemic losses for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased only modestly in fourth quarter of 2020 from earlier quarters in the year. Still, the amount of ultimate losses remains unclear and will take several...
Mar 9 2021 // Insurance Australia Group, the country’s largest general [P/C] insurer, said on Tuesday it had no net exposure to supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital, helping its shares recover from a sharp 10% drop...
Mar 8 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance (P/C) industry could experience dejà vu in 2021 in terms of financial results.Many factors that insurers encountered in 2020 likely will continue to impact the financial performance of...