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Time-Tested Loss Reserving Methods Challenged: AM Best
Reflecting on one of the trends that surfaced as property/casualty insurers announced 2023 financial results recently, AM Best expects reserve strengthening for accident years 2015-2019 to continue, ...
If U.S. Inflation Reflected Rising Home Insurance Costs, It’d Be Even Higher
If the rising price of homeowners insurance were factored into the U.S. Consumer Price Index — a key metric of inflation — it could have added 80 basis points, or about 0.8 percent, to last ...
Survey: Real Estate Investors Concerned With Rising Insurance Premiums
A major concern for real estate investors remains rising insurance costs, according to the Spring 2024 Investor Sentiment Survey from RCN Capital, conducted by market intelligence firm CJ Patrick ...
Inflation Contributes to Rising Loss Costs for U.S. Commercial P/C Insurers: Fitch
Inflation is bringing rising loss costs for U.S. commercial property/casualty insurers, according to Fitch Ratings, which reviewed reports from three U.S. insurers — Cincinnati Financial Corp., HCC ...
The Risky Economics of ‘Going Bare’ Without Homeowners Insurance
Owning a home can feel like risky business, from coming up with the mortgage payment every month to worrying about disasters like fires or floods or tornadoes. But here is something riskier still: ...
AXA, Amazon Team Up on Digital Commercial Risk Management Platform
AXA, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced they are partnering to jointly develop and build AXA Digital Commercial Platform (DCP) and ...
A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Invests in Startup Insurer
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has invested in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and to bring more ...
Re Buyers’ Market Prevails So Far; Reinsurers Seeking Growth
In separate reports this week, brokers Aon and Gallagher Re described a buyers' reinsurance market for April 1, 2024 property and specialty renewals as reinsurer profit margins benefited from last ...