Commercial auto has generated underwriting losses for 14 straight years. The U.S. commercial auto insurance line continues to burden the overall property and casualty (P/C) industry, accounting for more than $10 billion in net underwriting losses over the past two years, according to a new AM Best report. The Best’s Market Segment Report, Stuck in […]
US Personal Auto Insurance Segment Sustains Underwriting Turnaround Into 2025
First half direct loss ratio improved over 2024 even as average claim is up more than 10% from 2024. U.S. personal auto insurers saw the segment’s first-half 2025 direct loss ratio fall again from the same two previous six-month periods, indicating that the significant rebound experienced in 2024 may carry over through 2025, according to […]
Progressive Edges Out State Farm to Claim Lead in US Total Auto Premiums Written
Direct premiums written for private passenger and commercial auto insurance at Progressive up over 22%. Progressive Insurance Group ascended to the top of the U.S. total automobile insurance ranking list that combines private passenger and commercial insurance with a 16.4% market share in 2024, just edging out former No. 1 State Farm Group’s 16.2% market […]
US Property/Casualty Industry Swings to Underwriting Profit of $22.9 Billion in 2024
Result marks first gain in four years. The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $22.9 billion net underwriting gain in 2024, signifying the segment’s first underwriting profit since 2020, and marking a substantial swing from the $21.3 billion loss recorded in the prior year, according to a new AM Best report. These preliminary results are […]
AM Best Places Stable Outlook on U.S. Personal Lines Insurance Segment as Auto Insurance Market Improves
Regulatory approvals of insurance premium rate increases helping market recover. AM Best has revised its outlook to stable from negative for the U.S. personal lines insurance segment for 2025, which corresponds with a change to the personal auto outlook. The shift in the personal lines segment outlook cites improved rate and pricing conditions, particularly in […]
A.M. Best Reports U.S. Personal Auto Results Show Significant Improvement
Underwriting results in the U.S. private passenger auto insurance segment has shown further stabilization in first-half 2024 following improvements in 2023, according to a new AM Best report. Due to the improved segment performance and other factors, AM Best has revised its outlook on the personal auto segment to stable from negative. According to the […]
AM Best Reports U.S. Personal Auto Insurance Results Worsen as Claims Severity Rises
Following the worst year in the recent past for U.S. personal auto insurers, results continued to slide in the first half of 2023 as the segment posted a direct incurred loss ratio that was more than three percentage points above the one recorded in the same period of 2022, according to an AM Best report. […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Industry Records $24.5 Billion Underwriting Loss in the First Half of 2023
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $24.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2023, nearly eclipsing the $26.5 billion in total losses recorded for all of 2022, according to a new AM Best report. These preliminary results are detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, First Look: 6-Month 2023 US Property/Casualty […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Industry Posts $8.2 Billion Underwriting Loss in First-Quarter 2023
Net income declined 70.7% to $8.1 billion. The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry saw an $8.2 billion net underwriting loss in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a $3.4 billion gain in the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results. This financial review is detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, First Look: Three-Month […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Projected to Suffer $26.5 Billion Underwriting Loss in 2022
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, a slide of $21.5 billion from the prior year’s underwriting loss, according to a new AM Best report. These preliminary results are detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, titled, “First Look: 12-Month 2022 US Property/Casualty Financial Results,” and the data […]