CFO / Financial
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 ...
UBS Buying Credit Suisse; Assuming More Than $5B in Losses
UBS agreed to buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in stock and agreed to assume up to 5 billion francs ($5.4 billion) in losses in a shotgun merger ...
SVB Collapse Explained: What Caused Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure?
SVB Financial Group Inc.'s shutdown and takeover by banking regulators on Friday can be traced to the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates and souring the risk appetite of investors. Here is ...
Silicon Valley Bank Seized by U.S. Regulators
U.S. regulators rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after a run on the bank, marking the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual collapsed at the ...
American Family Insurance Group Underwriting Loss Triples to $1.5B in 2022
Earlier this week, American Family Insurance report a 2022 net underwriting loss of $1.5 billion in its property/casualty lines, up from an underwriting loss of $460 million in 2021. The company ...
Telematics Master Class: How Progressive Offers Competitive Prices
During an investor conference last week, Progressive's leader revealed some subtle wording changes to the company's purpose and vision. Unchanged, however, are four pillars of Progressive's strategy, ...
Top CM 2023 News Story: State Farm P/C Businesses Report $13B Underwriting Loss in 2022
Late last year, State Farm's chief executive broke the news that the auto giant would record the largest underwriting loss in its 100-year history for 2022. On Monday, the news became official with a ...
Fitch Ups AIG P/C Ratings to A+; Multiyear Transformation Prompts Action
A 2022 combined ratio of 92 for the property/casualty operations of American International Group is evidence of the success of the carrier's multiyear turnaround that factored into an upgrade from ...