Rating Agencies
Lloyd’s Faces Post-Brexit Risks: Fitch Ratings
A British departure from the European Union generally won't harm the country's "resilient" property/casualty insurance sector, though there are some risks in play for Lloyd's members, Fitch Ratings ...
Margin of Loss Reserve Adequacy Down to 2%; Well May Run Dry: Conning
Loss reserves for the U.S. property/casualty industry are still adequate, but the fat was trimmed down to roughly 2 percent of overall carried reserves for year-end 2015, an analyst reported last ...
Smart Choices, Luck Help U.S. P/C Insurers Stay Stable: S&P
Good news alert: the U.S. property/casualty insurance sector "has been dealt a good hand" and remains stable due to smart choices and a little bit of luck, Standard & Poor's said in a new report. ...
IACP Conference Report: Could CEO Retirements, Brexit Fuel M&A?
Short memories and immediate pressures on growth and profit are among the factors that may explain the surge of M&A deals in the property/casualty insurance sector last year, an analyst said last ...
Will Hurricanes Drive Property Insurance Rate Hikes? Experts Forecasting Changes
With two of three groups of expert hurricane researchers split on whether the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average or normal, a tie-breaking vote could come on Tuesday. But even a ...
Hurricane Making Landfall Would be a First for Many Florida Insurers
Should a hurricane make landfall in Florida this storm season, many of the homeowner insurance players now doing business there are untested as to how they'll perform when catastrophe hits. Fitch ...
In China, Mutual Insurance Companies Are Slow to Start
China's attempt to spur the launch of mutual insurance companies has gotten off to a very slow start. Approximately 18 months after issuing regulations intended to spur growth of mutual insurers, ...
London Market Risks Casualty Reserve Shortfall: PwC
There is a real risk that casualty reserves for business written in 2015 will run off at a loss in the future, according to PwC's London insurance/reinsurance market review of reserve adequacy. PwC ...