AM Best News
Private Flood Insurance Market Growing; NFIP ‘Adrift’: AM Best
Hurricane Ian may result in one of the largest losses in the history of the National Flood Insurance Program and add to its current $20.5 billion debt.
AM Best: Trouble Around the Bend for Commercial Auto Insurers After Good 2021?
For the first time in many years the commercial auto insurance segment enjoyed a combined ratio below 100 in 2021, but increased claim frequency and severity in 2022 ...
AM Best Says Tower Hill ‘Rearranging the Furniture’; Faces Surplus, Capital Problems
The downgrade of one of Tower Hill's insurance companies by AM Best financial rating firm, announced the day that Hurricane Ian nosed into southwest Florida, has led to new speculation that Tower ...
U.S. Homeowners Line ‘Stable,’ but Weather Events Present Uncertainty: AM Best
A day after Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4 storm Sept. 28, AM Best released its scheduled market segment report of the U.S. homeowners insurance market, calling it stable due to overall ...
AM Best Reports: How Much Florida Carriers Depend on Reinsurers
Florida-domiciled property carriers are extremely reliant on the reinsurance market, making them vulnerable to coming price hikes, a just-released report from the AM Best financial rating firm said. ...
Outlook Negative: AM Best Revises U.S. Personal Lines as Auto Results Weaken
AM Best said it held the belief that the U.S. personal auto line would right the ship following weakening performance in 2021, but headwinds such as inflation remain too strong, and the rating agency ...
U.S. Surplus Lines Direct Premiums Written Reached Record High in 2021
Total U.S. surplus lines direct premiums written (DPW) reached a record $82.6 billion in 2021, with momentum continuing through mid-year 2022, according to a new AM Best report. In the first six ...
U.S. P/C Records $6.3B First-Half Underwriting Loss: AM Best
Growth in net premiums and a decline in policyholder dividends were eclipsed by losses and expenses to result in a $6.3 billion net underwriting loss for the U.S. property/casualty industry at the ...