Rating Agencies
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, ...
Ahem. Results for the U.S. P/C Industry Improved ‘Slightly’ in 2023
A new report from AM Best reveals that the U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $21.2 billion net underwriting loss in 2023, slightly improved from a $24.9 billion underwriting loss recorded in ...
Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023
AM Best delivered 39 downward credit rating actions to U.S. personal lines insurers in 2023, more than twice the number registered for 2022, the rating agency reported in it official tally for the ...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Amica Mutual
Insurance rating firm AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the superior credit ratings of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. and its subsidiary, Amica Property and Casualty ...
After 18 Straight Years, Favorable Loss Reserve Development Streak Could End
In a new article published late last week, Fitch Ratings noted the prospect that 2024 could mark the end of a run of almost two decades of aggregate loss reserve releases for the U.S. ...
When Higher Pricing <> Underwriting Profit or Double-Digit Returns
In spite of premium increases that primary insurance carriers will record for 2023, the U.S. property/casualty industry as a whole won't report an underwriting profit or a double-digit return for the ...
More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis
As we head into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a ...
AM Best Revises James River Group Outlook to Negative
AM Best has revised the outlook for James River Group Holdings Ltd and most of its subsidiaries and has downgraded the credit ratings of JRG Reinsurance Company.
Title Insurer Reports Another Cybersecurity Event; Fitch Monitoring Ratings
Less than a month after New York insurance regulators said a title insurer would pay $1 million for violations of a cybersecurity regulation stemming from a 2019 breach, the holding company for the ...