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A.M. Best: Half-Year Results Hint at Year Three of Underwriting Profits
The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to post a third consecutive year of underwriting profits, considering its performance in the first half of the year and barring any late year ...
Zurich’s Losses Lead to ‘Negative’ Ratings Outlook from A.M. Best
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.'s A.M. Best ratings outlook is revised from stable to negative, following the company's disclosure of $275 million in losses from explosions at the Port of Tianjin in ...
Sub-Saharan Africa Drawing Growing Insurer/Reinsurer Interest Despite Uncertainties: A.M. Best
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to attract interest from insurers and reinsurers despite uncertainty about whether regional countries there can sustain robust levels of growth, A.M. Best concluded in a ...
P/C Insurance M&A Is Growing Rapidly With No Sign of Letting Up
Clyde & Co. and A.M. Best quell any remaining doubts about the return and acceleration of high-profile insurance/reinsurance M&A deals in two new reports. What's more, while transactions are ...
Reinsurers’ New Reality of Abundant Capacity May be Permanent: A.M. Best
The reinsurance market is operating in a new reality of abundant capacity from traditional and alternative sources, low interest rates and thinner reinsurance margins, driven by intense competition ...
A.M. Best: China Explosion Insurer Costs Remain in Flux
Some industry watchers are trying to tally carrier claims costs following an Aug. 12 explosion at a key China port. A.M. Best cautions, however, that plenty of variables remain. Among them: the mass ...
Validus’ PaCRe Gets A.M. Best Negative Outlook, Withdraws From Rating Process
PaCRe Ltd. must deal with a negative outlook from A.M. Best, which has also withdrawn its ratings of the fledging, Bermuda-based reinsurer. The ratings statement does include some good news. A.M. ...
P/C Insurers Still Struggle to Attract Younger Employees: A.M. Best Survey
The property/casualty insurance industry is meeting its hiring needs, but still struggling to attract younger employees and overcome its stodgy reputation, A.M. Best determined in a new survey. ...