
U.S. P/C insurance industry News


U.S. P/C Net Underwriting Income Grew Nearly 30% in H1 2021: AM Best
The U.S. property/casualty industry grew its net underwriting income by 28 percent in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same prior-year period. According to a new AM Best report, a 5.4 ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Produced 2020 Underwriting Profit Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Despite considerable operating challenges in 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers saw a statutory underwriting profit for the third consecutive year, with an ...
P/C Insurer Net Income Plunged 27% Through September 2020, Pushed by Catastrophes
U.S. property/casualty insurance net income dropped by more than a fourth in the first nine months of 2020 as the industry was hammered by COVID-19 and an historic catastrophe season, according to a ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Net Income Plunges 26 Percent in H1
U.S. P/C insurance industry net income plunged 26 percent in the 2020 first half, as underwriting results and investment gains took a hit from COVID-19, catastrophes and other instabilities, ...
U.S. P/C Underwriting Income Plunges 5.5 Percent in H1 2020
U.S. P/C underwriting income dropped 5.5 percent in the first half of 2020 versus the same period last year. Higher underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends largely connected to COVID-19 ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Saw Record Q1 Surplus Drop, but Fundamentals Remained Solid: APCIA/Verisk
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its surplus drop by a record amount in the 2020 first quarter, thanks to stock market turmoil driven by the coronavirus pandemic's rapid arrival. But ...
In 2020, U.S. P/C Insurers’ Decade-Long Run of Premium Growth Will End: S&P
The U.S. P/C insurance industry will end a 10-year run of premium growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 fallout, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Factors including ...
A Longer Coronavirus Crisis Creates Greater Underwriting Loss Uncertainty: Fitch
North American property/casualty insurers will likely face increasing coronavirus-related financial challenges as the pandemic crisis drags on, Fitch Ratings said in a new report. "Claims experience ...