The most viewed headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page over the last year.
Feb 21 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection.A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S. P/C...
Jul 10 2025 // Property/casualty insurers have started to broadcast the fact that they have earned spots on Ward’s list of 50 top-performing insurance companies for 2025, but only one was named for 35 straight years—RLI Corp.In...
Mar 18 2025 // For the first time in four years, the U.S. property/casualty industry will finish a year with an underwriting profit.AM Best today in a “First Look” at US P/C financial results said the industry left 2024 with...
Jan 29 2025 // Chubb posted record property/casualty underwriting income of about $1.6 billion, up 3.8% during the last quarter of 2024.Fourth quarter net income was down 22% to about $2.6 billion compared to the same period a year ago,...
Jun 9 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry.According to industry rating agency AM Best,...
Dec 22 2025 // Three property/casualty insurers have dominated the industry’s artificial intelligence patent activity since 2014.State Farm, USAA and Allstate account for 77% of all AI patents by insurers in that time, according to...
Jun 24 2025 // As we reach the midpoint of 2025, now is a perfect time to reflect on some of the key trends that have defined the first half of the year while also looking ahead at what to expect in the back half of 2025.The...
Feb 6 2025 // Thirteen U.S. property/casualty companies became impaired in 2023, 10 of which were placed into insolvent liquidation, according to an AM Best report.The insurance company impairments identified in the U.S....
Apr 2 2025 // The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will not have to pay some $30 million to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., after the carrier settled a civil suit that alleged the insurer had backdated claims to boost...
Jan 8 2026 // “Sustainable value creators” among the 100 largest property/casualty insurance carriers generated more than twice as much of their value through underwriting than through investment activities over a 20-year...
Oct 17 2025 // Property/casualty prices are declining, while the cost of risk continues to rise – a trend that is unsustainable over time, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan...
May 15 2025 // With combined ratios for personal and commercial lines landing only 0.4 points apart last year, the property/casualty insurance industry’s aggregate 2024 combined ratio was 96.5—marking the lowest figure since...
Nov 19 2025 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the third quarter 2025 rose by 1.6%, as premium increases in all lines...
May 19 2025 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the first quarter 2025 rose by 4.2%—down 22% from the last three...
Jan 7 2026 // In their latest report on the U.S. auto insurance market, analysts from S&P Global Market Intelligence predict the strongest overall U.S. property/casualty insurance underwriting results in 18 years for 2025, driven by...
Dec 23 2025 // A former chief executive officer of a statistical agent that compiles data from insurance companies for state insurance departments has been sentenced on charges related to her theft of millions of dollars from the...
Oct 8 2025 // Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, the workers’ compensation line continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as...
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first-half of 2025, according to a new report.“The lack of any significant...
Jan 14 2026 // In separate reports last week, AM Best and Morgan Stanley analyzed P/C insurance industry expense ratios, with one reporting a 2.4-point drop over the past decade and the other projecting another potential 2.0-point...
Aug 15 2025 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the second quarter 2025 rose by 3.7%–down from the average increase of...