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 […]
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 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 […]
P/C Insurers Report Strong First-Quarter Underwriting Results
Net written premiums down for first time since Great Recession. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus increased to 9.4 percent, the best first-quarter result since 10.8 percent in 2015, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), the data analytics provider, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association […]
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 […]
U.S. Property-Casualty Insurers Report 66% Increase in Net Income in 2018
Results driven by growth in premiums and decline in catastrophe losses. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes rise to $60 billion in 2018 from $36.1 billion in 2017—a 66.3 percent increase—helped by double-digit premium growth and a significant decline in catastrophe losses, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) and the American Property Casualty […]
P/C Insurers Report $4.7B Net Underwriting Gain for the First Nine-Months of 2018
Increase marks sharp turnaround from $21 billion net underwriting loss a year earlier. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers reported a $4.7 billion net underwriting gain in nine-months 2018, a sharp turnaround from a $21.0 billion net underwriting loss a year earlier, helped by a rare decline in overall losses and loss adjustment expenses (LLAE) and significant […]