S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual U.S. Auto Insurance Market Report projects combined ratio at 4-year high in 2021. Sharply higher costs to repair and replace vehicles will cause insurance companies’ underwriting profit margins to narrow significantly, projects S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual US Auto Insurance Market Report. Published by S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Financial Institutions […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Sees Slight Decline in Net Income During First Half of 2019
Surplus sets new record as stock market recovers from downturn. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes and underwriting gains remained strong despite small declines compared with the prior year, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). Net income after taxes declined to $32.8 billion for the first half […]
American Family Reports 107 Auto Combined Ratio in 2018
American Family reported its financial results for 2018. The insurer added $955 million to policyholder equity in 2018. This brings the group’s total equity to $9 billion, due largely to its merger with Florida-based mutual insurance company Main Street America, completed Oct. 31. American Family was not immune to drops in the financial markets as […]
S&P Market Intelligence Report Sees US Auto Insurance Industry Benefitting From Higher Premiums, Lower Losses
While changing technology is a longer-term disruptive threat, rate increases will drive growth in the near term, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence report Auto insurance has accounted for more of the U.S. property and casualty (P&C) industry’s premium volume in recent years, with several rounds of loss-fueled rate increases accelerating premium volumes in the […]