Notable Rating Actions This Week: Mercury General, Sentry’s The General
Among the ratings announcements from AM Best this week were those reacting to an uncertain California wildfire loss estimate and a Midwest personal lines acquisition.
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Casualty Reinsurance Still Attractive: Arch CEO
While writing primary casualty insurance is more appealing than writing casualty reinsurance, the chief executive of Arch Capital said casualty reinsurance business remains attractive for his ...
Markel’s Board Commencing Review of Go-Forward Business Structure
In spite of reporting operating earnings of $3.7 billion for 2024, Markel Group announced that the holding company for insurance and other businesses has decided to conduct a review of its business, ...
Property-Cat Reinsurance Rates Will Stop Dropping Post-Wildfires: Execs
RenaissanceRe expects to incur about $750 million in losses from the January 2025 California wildfires—and anticipates that industrywide impacts should halt the drop in property-catastrophe ...
Progressive ’24 Net Income More Than Doubles; Combined Ratio Below Target
Progressive reported net income of $8.5 billion for 2024, more than double the $3.9 billion figure reported for 2023, with underwriting profit coming in well below the company's annual target. ...
Everest Group Boosts Casualty Loss Reserves $1.7B
Everest Group, Ltd. pre-announced full-year 2024 earnings yesterday, disclosing about a 45 percent drop in net income attributable to a $1.7 billion boost in its casualty insurance reserves. The ...
Where Homeowners Rates Are Rising—and Who Is Raising Them Most
According to a new analysis of homeowners insurance rates, some Midwest states saw the biggest jumps in premiums last year—and American Family Insurance topped a list of 10 insurers ranked by ...
Central Insurance Reorganizes Into Mutual Holding Company Structure
Central Insurance, a property/casualty mutual insurance company, and its affiliates have reorganized under Ohio law into a mutual holding company structure, the company announced. The reorganization, ...