A.M. Best expects the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry to post a second consecutive underwriting loss in 2017, driven mainly by catastrophe losses. As a result, the industry 2017 combined ratio is estimated to deteriorate to 105.1 from 100.9 in the previous year, according to A.M. Best’s 2018 Review/Preview special report on the P/C industry. The […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Reports $22.4 Billion Net Income
Net income dropped 30.3 Percent in first nine months of 2017 following hurricanes and other catastrophe losses. The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes drop to $22.4 billion in the first nine-months of 2017 from $32.1 billion in the first nine-months of 2016-a 30.3 percent decline-and its overall profitability as […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry’s Net Income Drops to $15.5 Billion in First-Half 2017
Decline of over 29 percent in net income compared to 2016 The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes drop to $15.5 billion in first-half 2017 from $21.8 billion in first-half 2016—a 29.2 percent decline—and its overall profitability as measured by its annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus fall […]
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Reports $7.7 Billion Net Income in First Quarter
Net income drops 42.2 percent due to the highest first quarter catastrophe losses since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes drop to $7.7 billion in first-quarter 2017 from $13.4 billion in first-quarter 2016—a 42.2 percent decline—and its overall profitability as measured by its annualized rate […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report $4.7 Billion Net Underwriting Loss in 2016
While suffering an underwriting loss, the industry reported net income of $42.6 Billion, a 25 percent decline from 2015. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers suffered a $4.7 billion net underwriting loss in 2016, following an $8.9 billion net underwriting gain in 2015, and experienced a 25 percent drop in net income after taxes to $42.6 billion from […]
A.M. Best Projects 2016 Profitability Slides as Growth Slows and Competition Intensifies for U.S. P/C Insurers
A.M. Best expects that higher catastrophe losses, competitive market conditions and automobile liability challenges will result in an underwriting loss in 2016 for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, its first such loss since 2012, according to a new A.M. Best special report. On January 25, CollisionWeek reported that private U.S. P/C insurers suffered a $1.7 […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report $1.7 Billion Net Underwriting Loss in First Nine-Months 2016
Third quarter net income was $10.1 billion in third-quarter 2016. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers suffered a $1.7 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2016—compared to a $7.3 billion net underwriting gain in nine-months 2015—and experienced a drop in net income after taxes to $31.8 billion from $44.1 billion a year earlier, […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report $21.7 Billion Net Income After Taxes in First-Half 2016
Insurers report $1.5 Billion Net Underwriting Loss. Combined ratio deteriorated to 99.8 percent in first half of 2016. Premium growth slows. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers reported a $1.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2016—the first year-to-date net underwriting loss in more than three years—and saw their net income after taxes drop […]
Property/Casualty Insurers Report $13.3B in Net Income after Taxes in First-Quarter 2016
Increases in catastrophe losses, higher combined ratios and declining investment income caused a 26.6 percent decline in net income from 2015. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes fall to $13.3 billion in first-quarter 2016 from $18.1 billion in first-quarter 2015, a 26.6 percent decline, and their annualized quarterly yield on investments […]
Premium Growth Slows and Combined Ratio Creeps Up for Property/Casualty Insurers in 2015
Net written premium growth declined to 3.4 percent in 2015. Profits up due to capital gains increases. Auto frequency and severity trends part of challenging environment for insurers. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net written premium growth slow to 3.4 percent in 2015 from 4.2 percent a year earlier, while their net income after […]
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