CFO / Financial
Nearly Half of 100 Largest P/C Insurers Destroy Value: ACORD
"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 ...
Why ‘Good Enough’ Is Killing Insurance: The Hidden Cost of Satisficing
Organizations routinely acknowledge crises, commission studies, launch initiatives — and change almost nothing. This pattern has a name. Herbert Simon received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978 ...
Market Softening Accelerates During 1/1/2026 Re Renewals
Expanded reinsurance capacity resulted in accelerated softening of pricing across many lines during the Jan. 1, 2026 renewals, according to Guy Carpenter, which also indicated a double-digit drop in ...
U.S. P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Revealed
Earlier this month, AM Best provided its initial tally of year-to-date financial results for U.S. property/casualty insurers, reporting a $34.9 billion net underwriting gain through the first nine ...
Best Quarter in a Quarter Century: S&P GMI U.S. P/C Q3 Analysis
With a combined ratio of 89.1 for third-quarter 2025, the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry had its best quarter in at least a quarter of a century—and maybe longer, S&P Market ...
AI Investments Are Top Priority; Hourglass Workforce Structure Takes Shape: Insurance CEO Survey
"We are very bullish on AI, and we're leaning into it." That's how Alan Schnitzer, chief executive officer of Travelers, responded to a recent question from an investment analyst who wanted specifics ...
Editor’s Question: How Much Did U.S. P/C Industry Premiums Grow in 2025?
Analysts agree that first-half 2025 underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry more than tripled compared to first-half 2024, translating to a combined ratio of 96.4. But ...
Advantage: Reinsurance Buyers; 10% Prop-Cat Re Price Drops Possible
While the U.S. Open Tennis tournament was entering its final days in North America, reinsurance brokers preparing their trips to Monte Carlo predicted a common outcome in the 1/1/2026 match between ...