The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has launched consumer and legislative awareness campaigns in Oklahoma and Wisconsin that tie rising auto, home and business insurance costs to lawsuit abuse and press state lawmakers to advance tort reform before their sessions adjourn. The campaigns pair digital out-of-home advertising around the Oklahoma and Wisconsin state capitols with targeted […]
New York Auto Insurance Premiums Hit $1,935 Average in 2024
Auto repair cost in the state ranked third highest in U.S. New York drivers paid an average of $1,935 for personal auto insurance in 2024, making it the fourth-most expensive state in the nation and representing a record high for New York, according to a new report from the Insurance Information Institute. The average premium […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Post Strong 2025 Results Despite Slowing Premium Growth
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is on track to record its lowest net combined ratio in more than a decade for 2025, despite moderating premium growth, according to a report released yesterday by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman. The industry achieved the profitability milestone despite the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025, aided […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Poised for Growth and Underwriting Profitability in 2025
Personal auto net combined ratio improved from prior estimates. The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is projected to grow faster than the overall economy in 2025 and is on track to achieve underwriting profitability for a second consecutive year, according to Insurance Economics and Underwriting Projections: A Forward View from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) […]
Personal Auto Insurance Underwriting Results Best Since Pandemic
Insurance Information Institute reports 2024 personal auto combined ratio outperformed broader property-casualty insurance. Report examines correlation between new vehicle and parts inflation to premium increases. The United States personal auto insurance industry achieved its strongest underwriting performance in the post-pandemic era, recording a net combined ratio of 95.3 in 2024, according to a new Issues […]
Insurance Information Institute Projects P/C Insurance Replacement Costs Outpacing CPI in 2025
The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) expects the pace of increase in average property/casualty insurance replacement costs to exceed increases in the consumer price index in 2025 and beyond as auto replacement costs rise for the first time since 2022 as CPI continues to decline. Triple-I’s replacement cost index for personal and commercial auto tracks changes […]
Triple-I Reports Personal Auto Profitability Heading in the Right Direction
Personal auto insurance underwriting profitability appears to finally be headed in a positive direction after recent years of record underwriting losses, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). “Auto insurers’ 2023 net combined ratio of 104.9 is 7.3 points better than 2022. Additionally, 2023 net written premium growth of 14.3% is the highest in over […]
Insurance Economic Drivers Outperforming Overall US GDP
Insurance Information Institute says property/casualty insurance performance likely to gain momentum on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are now growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are expected to gain further momentum in the event of Federal Reserve monetary rate cuts, according […]
Insurance Economic Drivers Could Outperform U.S. Economy By 2025 But Major Hurdles Remain
The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry could cumulatively expand faster than the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 and may outperform the overall U.S. economy by 2025, according to the Insurance Information Institute’s (Triple-I) latest Insurance Economics Outlook. “Growth drivers specific to P/C performance have been improving faster in 2023 […]
Inflation and High Catastrophe Losses Projected to Lead to Underwriting Loss for P&C Insurance
The overall P&C industry is forecast to finish 2023 with a net combined ratio at 102.2, nearly identical to the final 2022 result of 102.4. Poor personal lines underwriting performance is the key driver in both years, with personal auto forecast at 109.5 in 2023, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the […]