Latest Property Casualty Headlines

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Independent Agents Seek Digital, Product Support From Carriers to Battle Direct Writers

Nov 16 2020 // Independent insurance agents and their carrier partners face strong headwinds in their efforts to maintain their dominance among distribution channels due to increased competition and evolving consumer expectations,...

Kevelighan: Talks with Institutes on Creating 21st Century Triple III Began Years Ago

Nov 16 2020 // Affiliating with The Institutes provides an opportunity for the industry’s Insurance Information Institute (III) to become more of a 21st Century trade association, rather than one suited for the 1950s, according to...

13 New U.S. Property/Casualty Insurer Impairments in 2019

Nov 16 2020 // The U.S. property/casualty industry saw 13 new insurance company impairments in 2019, two more than in 2018, involving entities operating in a mix of lines of business and a variety of states, according to a new AM Best...

Home, Pet Insurer Lemonade Bypasses Auto in Favor of Life… for Now

Nov 13 2020 // Lemonade plans to start selling term life insurance in the next 90 days, adding to its current rental, homeowners and pet insurance offerings, the company said in an earnings report this week.During an investor conference...

Wright Specialty Insurance Introduces New Education Insurance Offering with Munich Re

Nov 12 2020 // November 12, 2020 – Garden City, NY – Wright Specialty Insurance, which provides a comprehensive suite of property and casualty insurance coverage and services for educational institutions nationwide, has expanded...

P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues

Nov 9 2020 // Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face challenges related to virus-related insurance losses and premium volume...

Update: UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.4B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

Nov 5 2020 // RSA is in talks with a consortium of Canadian insurer Intact Financial and Danish insurer Tryg about a possible break-up deal that values the British firm at about 7.2 billion pounds ($9.46 billion).RSA said its board...

U.S. P/C Insurer Impairments Rise Slightly in 2019: AM Best

Nov 5 2020 // The U.S. property/casualty industry saw 13 new insurance company impairments in 2019, two more than in 2018, involving entities operating in a mix of lines of business and a variety of states, according to a new AM Best...

Kemper Reports $122.3M in Net Income During Q3

Nov 4 2020 // Kemper Corp.’s Q3 net income dipped slightly, though that decline would have been worse if not for after-tax gains in assessments and investments.The company reported $122.3 million in net income during the 2020...

CNA Turns Q3 Profit; P/C Combined Ratio Rises Above 100%

Nov 3 2020 // CNA Financial Corp. doubled its 2020 Q3 net income, thanks in part to higher investment returns and rate hikes in the P/C insurance division that increased more than 12 percent on average. Net catastrophe losses soared,...

Florida-Based Seeman Holtz Private Client Group Adds Sgammato, Sisk

Nov 3 2020 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty has expanded its management team for the Seeman Holtz Private Client Group, its high net worth personal lines insurance division.Joining Somtip Brunner, vice president of Sales for...

AIG’s Plan to Divest Life & Retirement Business Could Prompt Ratings Downgrades

Nov 2 2020 // American International Group’s plan to downsize by divesting its Life & Retirement (L&R) business is drawing cautious and wary reactions from rating agencies that follow the property/casualty insurance...

Agency M&A Activity Continues Despite Pandemic: OPTIS Partners

Nov 2 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners.The Chicago-based...

It Would Take P/C Insurers 150 Years to Pay COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses

Oct 30 2020 // The world’s property/casualty insurers would have to collect business interruption insurance premiums for 150 years in order to absorb the estimated US$4.5 trillion global output loss inflicted by COVID-19 and its...

Chubb Weathers $1 Billion in Catastrophes, Gains New Business in COVID Economy in 3Q

Oct 29 2020 // Chubb’s net income grew by 9 percent in the 2020 third quarter, which CEO Evan Greenberg credited to rate hikes and improving underwriting conditions despite a tough environment shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.The...

How Much Insurance Groups Have Given to Trump, Biden and House, Senate Candidates

Oct 29 2020 // Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has received more funds from insurance industry political committees than President Donald Trump in this 2020 election cycle.Biden has received $5.5 million compared to...

Risk Strategies Acquires LaRocca & Associates of Florida

Oct 28 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired LaRocca & Associates, Inc., a specialty brokerage with expertise in health and welfare benefits across several...

Ensurise Merges with Maryland’s American Heritage Insurance Agency

Oct 27 2020 // Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the property and casualty insurance brokerage operations of American Heritage Insurance Agency Inc. The merger was effective October 1, 2020.American Heritage...

Pandemic Having LittIe Effect on Insurance Agency M&A Activity: OPTIS Partners

Oct 27 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners.The Chicago-based...

AIG Names Zaffino to Succeed Duperreault as CEO; Will Spin Off Life Insurance Business

Oct 26 2020 // American International Group has disclosed significant leadership changes as well as plans to separate its Life & Retirement business into an independent company.Peter Zaffino, currently AIG’s president and chief...