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State Farm Posts Worst HO Loss Ratio Since 2011; Peers Recover: S&P GMI
State Farm was the only one of 10 major players in the homeowners insurance market reporting a worse second-quarter loss ratio for the line than it did in 2023, according to a new analysis. The ...
Who’s Raising Homeowners Rates? S&P GMI’s Q2 2024 Analysis
According to an analysis of rate filings "disposed" by state regulators— approved or allowed by regulation—in second-quarter 2024, Liberty Mutual had the highest number of rate hikes approved in ...
How to Outperform: Don’t Outsource Underwriting; Manage Cycles
Executives of two property/casualty insurance organizations—Kinsale Insurance and the U.S. P/C operations of Arch Capital—shared their recipes for success with an analyst who crowned their ...
Tesla Blasts Off to Top P/C Insurance Growers Chart
While personal lines insurers reported double-digit rates of direct premiums written growth in 2023, some relative newcomers to the segment—including Tesla Insurance—saw triple-digit leaps ...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time ...
Allstate, Nationwide Post Dramatic Q12024 Homeowners Loss Ratio Drops: S&P GMI
In the topsy-turvy world of homeowners insurance, first-quarter loss ratios have been bouncing around for the last five years—from below 50 in 2020 to over 70 in 2021 and 2023, a new analysis ...
U.S. E&S Growth Slower in 2023; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
An analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market has slowed since a peak growth rate of 32.3 percent recorded in 2021. In ...
Double-Digit Rate Hikes for 10 Largest Auto Insurers in 2023
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence's RateWatch, Farmers Insurance instituted double-digit rate increases in 43 states in 2023 for a weighted average rate increase of 17.6%—and its ...