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#1 US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples

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...

#2 State Farm 2024 Underwriting Losses Shrink on Auto Results

Mar 3 2025 // After reporting underwriting losses of $13 billion in 2022 and $14 billion in 2023, State Farm recorded another underwriting loss for 2024—but narrowed it thanks to its auto insurance results.State Farm reported a 2024...

#3 Gen AI Is Shaking Up Underwriting, but Can it Replace Human Judgment?

Mar 21 2025 // Artificial intelligence technology has continued to evolve, and it’s affecting many areas of insurance from claims to underwriting to customer service, according to panelists at the 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium in New...

#4 Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting

Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...

#5 AM Best: Six-Month US P/C Underwriting Income Jumps to $11.2B

Sep 11 2025 // An early look by AM Best at the financial results of the U.S. property/casualty industry revealed insurers recorded an estimated $11.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2025.Last year after the first...

#6 Ryan Specialty Launches New Sidecar to Support its Delegated Underwriting

Sep 5 2025 // International specialty insurer Ryan Specialty announced the formation of a new collateralized reinsurance vehicle called Ryan Alternative Capital Re, Ltd. (RAC Re)RAC Re will deliver additional capacity to Ryan Specialty...

#7 AIG General Insurance Underwriting Income Up 81% in Q3

Nov 5 2025 // Third quarter 2025 underwriting income in American International Group’s (AIG) General Insurance segment increased 81% compared with last year, to $793 million.The unit—North America commercial, International...

#8 AIG: Turning One Human Underwriter Into Five, ‘Turbocharging’ E&S

Apr 30 2025 // Some property/casualty insurers talk about experimenting with artificial intelligence to automate call center responses and back-office operations. But that’s not the road to turbocharging growth that AIG CEO Peter...

#9 AIG General Insurance Underwriting Income Up 46% in Q2

Aug 7 2025 // Second quarter underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance segment increased 46% compared with last year, to $626 million.The unit—North America commercial, International commercial, and global...

#10 Lloyd’s Reports Combined Ratio of 92.5% on Drop in H1 Underwriting Result

Sep 4 2025 // Lloyd’s first half underwriting result dropped by half to £1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) from £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in H1 2024, which was driven primarily by claims from January’s California wildfires.The...

#11 Global Indemnity’s Penn-America Underwriters Launches its First Reinsurance MGA

Oct 6 2025 // Global Indemnity Group LLC (GBLI) announced that its subsidiary, Penn-America Underwriters LLC, is launching its first reinsurance managing general agency (MGA), in partnership with veteran reinsurance executive George...

#12 Chubb Books Record P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio in Q3

Oct 21 2025 // Insurer Chubb booked third quarter net income 20.5% higher than a year ago at $2.8 billion—with record P/C underwriting income of $2.26 billion.Underwriting income was 55% more than the same quarter last year, and the...

#13 People Moves: Liberty GTS Names Remsen Head of East, Americas; Black Named National Property Leader at Amwins; Tasse to Head Amwins Underwriting Growth

Aug 4 2025 // Liberty GTS Appoints Remsen Head of East in the Americas RegionLiberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, promoted Jason Remsen to head of East, Americas. He will be based in New York...

#14 People Moves: Chubb Promotes in Surety, Property; WTW Hires ICT Directors; HDI Global USA Names Aguiar Head of Energy & Power Underwriting

Aug 11 2025 // Chubb Makes Key Leadership Appointments in Surety’s Global and North America BusinessesChubb Limited, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, named Steve Haney, vice president, Chubb Group and currently division...

#15 Applied Underwriters Starts MGA Platform Innovation Risk

Jul 29 2025 // Applied Underwriters said it has launched Innovation Risk, a new managing general agent (MGA) platform that will focus on casualty, accident, and life underwriting. The MGA, while firmly rooted in proven, traditional...

#16 Security First, Amelia Underwriters Offering New Products in Warming Florida Market

Dec 30 2024 // Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more – if limited – moves into a warming market in the state.Amelia Underwriters, a wholesale and surplus...

#17 Viewpoint: Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Offer Insurers Competitive Edge

Feb 4 2025 // The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics has given delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) a competitive advantage within the insurance industry, with technology serving as a...

#18 Underwriting Concerns About Solar? Insurer Certifies Panels for Hail, Fire Resistance

May 27 2025 // While some insurance companies in Florida and beyond have balked at writing properties with rooftop solar panels, FM Global says it has pioneered an idea that may help – a testing system that certifies panels for fire...

#19 Berkshire, Progressive Are Underwriting Profit Leaders; Industry Sets Income Record

Mar 12 2025 // S&P Global Market Intelligence expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to post more than $100 billion of net income for 2024—and that the biggest underwriting profits contributing to the figure will...

#20 Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says

May 23 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business.That was the word from...