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 […]
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 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 […]
Ford Partners with Verisk to Offer Telematics Data to Insurers
Vehicle manufacturer joins the Verisk Data Exchange to enable insurers to deliver usage-based insurance benefits. Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, today announced that Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has joined the Verisk Data Exchange. Owners of eligible Ford and Lincoln vehicles will soon have easy access to usage-based insurance programs from the many U.S. […]
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 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 […]