Underwriting & Pricing
D&O Story for 2022: Prices Down; Loss Ratios Up; Top Carriers Ranked
Although analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate that combined ratios for the directors and officers liability line remained below breakeven in 2022, with competition fueling price declines and the ...
How to Win Reinsurance Negotiations in a ‘Show Don’t Tell’ Hard Market
We need to talk about the cost of reinsurance.
Primary property/casualty insurance carriers and MGAs are still squeamish following the ...
Telematics Master Class: How Progressive Offers Competitive Prices
During an investor conference last week, Progressive's leader revealed some subtle wording changes to the company's purpose and vision. Unchanged, however, are four pillars of Progressive's strategy, ...
PLUS Panelists Warn Insurers Not to Get Comfortable Riding the Cyber Rollercoaster
Jeremy Gittler, practice leader and head of Cyber Americas at AXA XL, thinks of the cyber insurance industry as a rollercoaster. He says that after several years of ...
Loss Reserving and Pricing in a Time of Inflation
Inflation and the threat of a recession are a reality not to be ignored. The combined effects of the Ukraine conflict and post-COVID supply chain disruption resulted in ...
The Infrastructure Crisis: As Business Losses Mount, New Demand for Utility Coverage?
When aging water pumps in Jackson, Miss., were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most of the city, companies that depend on clean water ...
Insurance Groundhogs Have Their Day: Some Primary Prices Need to Go Higher
Sure, it's nice to know whether Spring is around the corner or more than a month away, but what about insurance market conditions? How long will a hard market last in many lines? Are insurance prices ...
Tesla Competing With ‘GEICOs of the World’ to Lower Insurance Prices
While executives of Tesla said the car maker's insurance business isn't yet big enough to warrant separate financial disclosure of its results, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk reiterated a benefit ...
Is the Broken Florida Homeowners Insurance Market Finally Fixed?
Between 2017 and 2022, 11 property and casualty insurers writing mainly homeowners insurance in Florida, where they were domiciled, were declared insolvent and placed in ...