Auto physical damage written premiums were up 6.5% but direct losses grew 25.1% over pandemic influenced 2020. Despite experiencing an underwriting loss, the property/casualty insurance industry ended 2021 strong and able to support policyholders, according to a report from Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), the global data analytics provider, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). In […]
Property and Casualty Insurers See $5.6B Net Underwriting Loss in First Nine Months of 2021
Underwriting loss driven by increase in non-catastrophe losses from several lines, including personal auto. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw a $5.6 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2021, as non-catastrophe losses returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report by Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), the global data analytics provider, and the American Property […]
U.S. Property and Casualty Insurers Report Net Income Rose to $37.5 Billion
Insurers report improved income as resumption in economic activity drives growth in premiums and losses, according to Verisk and APCIA. Private property/casualty insurers in the United States posted strong net income growth in the first half of 2021 as the country continued to recover from the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to […]
A.M. Best Reports U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry’s Underwriting, Net Income Increased in First-Half of the Year
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry grew its net underwriting income by 28% in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same prior-year period, according to a new AM Best report. This financial review is detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, titled, First Look: Six-Month 2021 Property/Casualty Financial Results, and the data is […]
Property & Casualty Insurers’ Q1 Net Income Grows as Profitability Ratios Worsen
U.S. industry notches strong first quarter, but catastrophes hamper underwriting performance, according to Verisk and APCIA Private property/casualty insurers in the United States saw their net income after taxes increase in the first quarter of 2021 from a year earlier, while their combined ratio – a key measure of underwriting profitability – worsened, according to […]
Property/Casualty Underwriting Profits Projected to Continue in 2021
Insurance Information Institute and Milliman project industry combined ratio of 99, virtually the same as 2020. Property/casualty insurers are projected to continue to post slight underwriting profits in 2021, according to a forecast by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman. The forecast projects a 2021 combined ratio of 99, virtually the same as last […]
Property & Casualty Insurers Report 27.5% Drop in Net Income During First Nine Months of 2020
Pandemic and record number of catastrophes in the United States impact insurance industry. In the first nine months of 2020, the private U.S. property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well an historic catastrophe season, according to a report from Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading global data analytics […]
P/C Insurers Report a 26% Drop in Net Income in First-Half 2020
Industry results show effects of COVID-19 according to Verisk and the APCIA. Net income for the private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry dropped 26% in the first half of 2020, as the effects of COVID-19 began to hurt insurer underwriting results and investment gains, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and the American […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Industry’s Underwriting, Net Income Drops in First-Half 2020
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 […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Surplus Declined $75.9 Billion in the First Quarter
Downturn in stock market in face of pandemic hits insurer investments. Net written premiums were up in calm before the storm. The surplus for the private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry dropped by $75.9 billion in the first quarter of 2020—its largest-ever quarterly decline—as the stock market suffered a major downturn, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), the […]
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