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U.S. Commercial Lines Insurance Poised for Decline
The U.S. property/casualty insurance commercial lines sector is poised for a decline in 2016 after a stellar three-year run, with cyclical pressures to blame, Fitch Ratings said in its latest market ...
The Hanover’s Q1 Net Income Jumps 42%, Thanks to Lower Catastrophe Losses
Lower catastrophe losses led to a surge in net income for The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. during the first three months of 2016. The Worcester, MA-based insurer reported net income of $78.2 million ...
Wide Automation in Underwriting Helps Personal Lines Insurers Most: Celent
Personal lines insurers are most likely to benefit from wide uses of automation in underwriting, a new report has found. "They are more likely to have a homogenous book of business and a standardized ...
P/C Insurers See Wide Uses for Predictive Analytics: Willis Towers Watson
Property/casualty insurers plan to drastically widen their use of predictive analytics over the next two years to expand and grow their operations, a Willis Towers Watson survey has found. What's ...
ACE and Chubb Set to Close Their Mega-Merger Deal
ACE Ltd. and Chubb were set to close their $29.7 billion merger agreement on Jan. 14 – a scant six months after the companies first announced their surprise deal. The Chubb name will represent the ...
A.M. Best Maintains Negative Outlook For U.S. P/C Commercial Lines
Rating agency A.M. Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook on the commercial lines segment of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry, despite relatively solid aggregate results over the ...
Higher Private Passenger Auto Losses Will Leave P/C Personal Lines in the Red: SNL
Higher private passenger auto insurance losses in 2015 will end a two-year run of property/casualty personal lines insurance profitability. Rather than being a fluke, however, the trend will continue ...
Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Grew Modestly in Q4: Towers Watson
A moderation of commercial lines insurance pricing that began in early 2013 continued close to two years later, Towers Watson determined in its latest survey of the sector. Specifically, prices grew ...