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Global Reinsurance Prices Are Falling, Even With Big Cat Losses: JLT Re
JLT Re's global property-catastrophe reinsurance index fell 1.2 percent in Jan. 1 policy renewals, the broker said on Wednesday, dashing the industry's hopes of higher reinsurance premiums after a ...
U.S. Nonstandard Auto Market Makes Significant Strides: A.M. Best
A 102.2 combined ratio may not be seem very good. For the U.S. nonstandard auto market, however, it represents a big improvement over past performance. A new A.M. Best report concluded the market ...
Executives On The Move at Alliant and Insurance Information Institute
Alliant hired a Willis Towers Watson veteran as Senior Vice President. The Insurance Information Institute hired a new Vice President and Senior Economist, who will handle areas including research, ...
U.S. P/C Insurers’ Interest in Hedge Fund Investments May Be Waning: Fitch
U.S. property/casualty insurer interest in hedge fund investments may be waning, according to a new Fitch report. Fitch said that the industry's investment position in other alternative investments ...
Commercial Lines, Reinsurance Should See Modestly Improved 2019 Pricing: KBW Prediction
Expect modestly improved reinsurance and commercial lines pricing in 2019, particularly in the specialty lines area, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods is predicting in a new report. At the same time, the ...
Stable Outlook for Private Passenger Auto in 2019: A.M. Best
Ratings analysts at A.M. Best said improved underwriting performance in the private passenger auto line of business, lower—albeit still elevated— catastrophe experience and favorable investment ...
A.M. Best Keeps Stable Outlook for U.S. Commercial Lines, Despite Pricing Pressure Worries
The U.S. commercial lines segment gets to keep its A.M. Best stable outlook, based on a variety of market conditions and government actions that have left it in mostly solid shape. Healthy ...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Pricing Increased Four Consecutive Quarters: Willis Towers Watson
The U.S. commercial insurance sector has now produced four consecutive quarters of price increases, according to Willis Towers Watson's latest survey of the sector. Pricing ticked more than 2 percent ...