Underwriting
U.S. E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4 percent in 2024, down from 14.5 percent a year ...
Claims Against Insurance Companies: How to Avoid Bad Faith Setups
Insurance companies are in the business of providing important financial and logistical assistance when customers experience some kind of event or incident covered by a policy. Those things—often ...
California vs. Florida: A Tale of Two Insurance Markets
Until recently, homeowners insurers weren't allowed to use catastrophe models to justify needed rate increases, or to include the cost of reinsurance in their rate indications in the state of ...
How Insurers Can Leverage Agentic AI as Public Data Disappears
The property/casualty insurance sector has long operated on a foundation of robust data analytics, with public sector information serving as a cornerstone for risk assessment, premium pricing, and ...
U.S. P/C Industry Posts $1.1B Q12025 Underwriting Loss: AM Best
Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry. According to ...
Industry Vets Bonneau and Bredahl Lead ‘Novel’ HoldCo.; Supports MGU Biz
The former chief executives of Partner Re and Howden Tiger are joining two other industry veterans to form a company, which they describe as "an independent holding company that oversees carriers ...
The Future of Insurance Underwriting: Carriers Empowering Agents
The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from their books of ...
Boost Prices or Retreat? How Carriers Improved Homeowners Books in 2024
Direct written premiums in the U.S. homeowners insurance market rose more than 13 percent in 2024, and the net combined ratio for the line fell below breakeven for the first time in five years. ...