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 […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report Solid Results in 2019
Industry expected to face challenges this year due to COVID-19. The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry had solid results in 2019, with increases in net income, underwriting gains, and policyholders’ surplus, but faces considerable challenges in 2020 as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic unfold, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a data analytics provider, and the […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report Increase in Net Underwriting Gains in First 9 Months of 2019
Net income shows small decline, but industry has record Surplus of over $70 billion. The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net underwriting gains increase to $5.4 billion in the first nine months of 2019 from $4.7 billion a year earlier, bolstered by growth in premiums and a drop in catastrophe losses, and its […]
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