U.S. P/C insurance industry News
U.S. P/C Net Income Soared by Nearly 70 Percent in 2018, as Cat Losses Dropped
The U.S. property/casualty industry saw its net income grow in 2018 by nearly 70 percent from the previous year, thanks to lower catastrophe losses, favorable development of prior years' loss ...
2018: A Big Year for U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Results
U.S. P/C insurers' net income soared in 2018, thanks in part to premium increases, higher net investment income and fewer catastrophe losses, A.M. Best concluded in a new report. Industry net income ...
High Cat Losses Helped Spike U.S. P/C Rating Downgrades in 2018: A.M. Best
U.S. property/casualty rating downgrades more than doubled in 2018 compared to the previous year, a result stemming from factors including catastrophic weather losses and challenging pricing ...
2018 Was the Third Consecutive Year of U.S. P/C Net Underwriting Losses: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry booked an estimated $12.1 billion net underwriting loss in 2018, the third consecutive year it landed in the red, according to a new A.M. Best market ...
RenRe, Dutch Pension Fund Manager Launch New U.S.-Focused Reinsurer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. teamed with Dutch pension fund manager PGGM to launch Vermeer Reinsurance Lt., a reinsurer designed to provide capacity focused on risk remote layers in the U.S. ...
U.S. P/C Insurers’ Interest in Hedge Fund Investments May Be Waning: Fitch
U.S. property/casualty insurer interest in hedge fund investments may be waning, according to a new Fitch report. Fitch said that the industry's investment position in other alternative investments ...
U.S. P/C Industry Nine Month Results Continue Rebound Toward Big Profits: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry's net underwriting income has so far swung from a massive loss in 2017 to substantial profit, according to a new A.M. Best report. Carriers booked $3.5 ...
Insurers’ H1 Featured Spike in Downgrades, But Upgrades Still Came Out on Top: A.M. Best
Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty industry during the first half of 2018, according to an A.M. Best report. But the ...