Commercial Lines
Insurer Chubb Readies $350M Payout Tied to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Chubb, which had insured Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, is getting ready to pay $350 million to the state of Maryland, in what could be the first major payout tied to ...
AIG Profit Exceeds Expectations on Lower Catastrophe Losses
American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported profit above analysts' estimates in the first quarter as lower-than-expected catastrophe losses contributed to strong underwriting results. Adjusted ...E&S Property In Focus: Competition Up, Price Momentum Waning
During separate earnings conference calls this week, executives of two property/casualty specialty writers—W.R. Berkley Corp. and RLI Corp.—signaled a changing E&S property insurance market. ...Uncertainty Keeps Prices Up; No Prior-Year Loss Development: Travelers
With its personal lines business benefiting from the impact of rate increases earning into the book, and the commercial lines insurance premium changes staying in double-digits, Travelers reported ...Time-Tested Loss Reserving Methods Challenged: AM Best
Reflecting on one of the trends that surfaced as property/casualty insurers announced 2023 financial results recently, AM Best expects reserve strengthening for accident years 2015-2019 to continue, ...Inflation Contributes to Rising Loss Costs for U.S. Commercial P/C Insurers: Fitch
Inflation is bringing rising loss costs for U.S. commercial property/casualty insurers, according to Fitch Ratings, which reviewed reports from three U.S. insurers — Cincinnati Financial Corp., HCC ...AXA, Amazon Team Up on Digital Commercial Risk Management Platform
AXA, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced they are partnering to jointly develop and build AXA Digital ...