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Travelers Income Drops 65% on Catastrophe Losses, Primarily California Wildfires
The Travelers Cos. said first-quarter 2024 fell 65 percent on an underwriting loss of $305 million. Travelers posted first-quarter net income of about $395 million compared to about $1.1 billion ...
AM Best: Tariff Uncertainty Could Lead to Credit Rating Changes for Insurers
According to AM Best, the balance sheets of insurers can be pressured by the stock and bond market volatility caused by recent tariffs, resulting in financial exposure that could lead to some changes ...
Insurance Industry Contemplates Knock-On Effect of Tariffs to Claims, Consumers
Insurance industry analysts, economists and trade associations have continued to look at the potential effect of President Donald Trump's tariffs. About a month after Trump looked to impose steep ...
Early CSU Hurricane Season Forecast Calls for ‘Above-Average’ Activity
The team of hurricane researchers at Colorado State University has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2025. CSU's initial forecast of the hurricane season issued April 3 calls ...
States’ AI-Related Legislation Aimed at Insurance Is ‘Unfounded,’ Says NAMIC
Policy discussions on the use of artificial intelligence in insurance are "unfounded" and "detrimental to policyholders," according to an analysis from the National Association of Mutual Insurance ...
The Doctors Co. Buys Med Mal Insurer ProAssurance in $1.3B Go-Private Deal
The Doctors Company said it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. for $1.3 billion, taking the company private. Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered ProAssurance is a specialty insurer ...
Munich Re’s Ergo Buys Next Insurance; InsurTech Valued at $2.6B
Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer's major primary insurance business, Ergo. The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo ...
AM Best: US P/C Industry in 2024 Posts First Underwriting Profit in Four Years
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 ...