A.M. Best says COVID-19 related underwriting expenses and dividends will impact industry profitability. Underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry fell by 5.5% in the first half of 2020, compared with first-half 2019, on increases in underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends, largely stemming from COVID-19-related factors. This AM Best financial review is detailed in […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers Preliminary Nine-Month 2019 Results Show 13% Underwriting Income Increase
A.M Best reports the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry’s net underwriting income improved in the first nine months of 2019 by 13% compared with the same prior-year period to $4.5 billion, as growth in net earned premiums offset year-over-year increases in incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses, underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends. This financial review is […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers Preliminary First Quarter Results Show 24% Underwriting Income Increase
While AM Best analysis of interim financial reports shows improvement in income, loss and loss adjustment expense increased during the quarter. The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry posted net underwriting income of $4.2 billion in first-quarter 2019, according to preliminary financial results, a 24.0 percent increase from the first quarter of 2018. This financial review is […]
A.M. Best Projects Property/Casualty Insurance 2017 Underwriting Loss of $29 Billion
A.M. Best expects the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry to post a second consecutive underwriting loss in 2017, driven mainly by catastrophe losses. As a result, the industry 2017 combined ratio is estimated to deteriorate to 105.1 from 100.9 in the previous year, according to A.M. Best’s 2018 Review/Preview special report on the P/C industry. The […]
AM Best Reports Personal Auto Insurance Underwriting Profitability Performed Better in 2017
The underwriting profitability of the U.S. personal auto line showed signs of improvement in 2017 as rate hikes have been effective against loss frequency and severity trends, according to a new A.M. Best report. The combined ratio for the U.S. private passenger standard auto composite (companies with private passenger auto net premiums written that constitute […]
A.M. Best Projects 2016 Profitability Slides as Growth Slows and Competition Intensifies for U.S. P/C Insurers
A.M. Best expects that higher catastrophe losses, competitive market conditions and automobile liability challenges will result in an underwriting loss in 2016 for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, its first such loss since 2012, according to a new A.M. Best special report. On January 25, CollisionWeek reported that private U.S. P/C insurers suffered a $1.7 […]