CFO / Financial
Down, Down, Down….AM Best P/C Downgrades Outpacing Upgrades
The number of rated property/casualty personal lines insurers that had their credit ratings downgraded by AM Best more than doubled to 21 in the first-half of 2023, compared to 10 in first-half 2022. ...
Insurers Prioritizing Profit Over Growth: Exec Survey
Nearly half of 400 insurance executives responding to a recent survey said their current priorities center on improving profitability rather than growing their businesses. Forty-eight percent of ...
Insurers Fume at Proposal That May Crimp Private Investments
Representatives of the multitrillion-dollar insurance industry are hurling criticism at a proposal that could make it harder to invest in deals sold in fast-growing private markets that offer higher ...
Allstate Agrees to Settle Shareholders Class Action for $90M
To settle a years-long securities class action lawsuit against it, Allstate Corp. has agreed to set up a $90 million fund for shareholders who accused the insurer of false and misleading statements ...
Personal Lines Driving Premium Growth; Commercial Lags: Swiss Re Analysis
After 15 consecutive quarters of lagging premium growth in commercial lines, personal lines became the main driver again, according to a Swiss Re report released last week. According to the ...
‘Synthetic’ Agents? Lemonade Says Finance Deal Limits Cash Burn
Late last week, Lemonade announced a financial agreement to borrow 80 percent of the costs it incurs to acquire insurance customers from a venture firm. The InsurTech carrier revealed the deal in a ...
Swiss Re: U.S. P/C Market Expected to Rebound
Swiss Re expects the property/casualty market in the U.S. to rebound in 2023, due to proactive underwriting and positive portfolio reinvesting gains. According to its latest U.S. P/C outlook sigma ...
U.S. P/C Industry Underwriting Loss $20B+ Higher in 2022; Reserve Releases Fall
According to data compiled by AM Best, the U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, $21.5 billion more than the $5 billion underwriting loss the rating ...